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15 Jun 2013, 9:19 pm by Dan Flynn
I do know one of the GAO recommendations is directed at Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 12:00 am by Christina Reichert
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack gave a speech emphasizing the need to collaborate to address the effects of climate change.The Illinois Senate approved a measure allowing concealed weapons following the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the state’s previous ban on concealed carry was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. [read post]
28 May 2013, 10:29 am by Susan Schneider
 His prior position was Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development and before that, he served as a Senior Advisor to Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
23 May 2013, 10:25 pm by Dan Flynn
“USDA remains confident that these changes will improve the overall operation of the program and also bring the mandatory COOL requirements into compliance with U.S. international trade obligations,” said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. [read post]
19 May 2013, 10:58 pm by News Desk
., the Organic Trade Association (OTA) heard from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about the future of organic farming. [read post]
19 May 2013, 10:50 pm by Andy Frame
In a statement, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said that the law will “target when and where animal diseases occur, and help us respond quickly. [read post]
7 May 2013, 10:30 pm by Tony Corbo
The headline of the Department’s January 20, 2012 news release published when Secretary Tom Vilsack announced his intent to propose a rule that would privatize poultry inspection stated: USDA Seeks to Modernize Poultry Inspection in the United States Inspection would focus on areas most critical to ensuring food safety, save taxpayers more than $90 million over three years and lower production costs by more than $256 million annually (1) Straight from the… [read post]
7 Apr 2013, 11:53 pm by Gretchen Goetz
Department of Agriculture was about to purchase 7 million pounds of the product for the next school year. [read post]
1 Apr 2013, 1:21 pm by Michael Markarian
Department of Agriculture, 92.3 percent of the horses arrived healthy and in good condition. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 10:03 pm by Gretchen Goetz
Department of Agriculture to the agency’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 10:01 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday morning that the amendment, which he had voiced support for, is “an acknowledgment that sequestration left USDA with no other option but to furlough meat inspectors. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 7:21 am by Helena Bottemiller
An hour after The Hagstrom Report (subscription only) broke the news on Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a statement. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 9:42 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has echoed the administration’s memo and said many times that USDA would need to furlough meat inspectors. [read post]
3 Mar 2013, 10:00 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Department of Agriculture has no choice but to eventually furlough meat inspectors, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack again said on Friday. [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 12:34 am by Helena Bottemiller
The American Meat Institute, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and several others have written to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack arguing that the department actually has a legal obligation to provide inspection, which would avert shutdowns and avoid meat shortages. [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 9:09 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the White House have caused quite a stir in food and agriculture circles by warning that budget sequestration could lead to a two-week furlough of federal meat inspectors, which would effectively halt American meat and poultry processing. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 8:57 pm by Helena Bottemiller
After the White House and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack suggested that the automatic budget cuts, known as the sequester, could force the government to furlough all federal meat inspectors, the food industry is arguing that such a move would violate the government’s legal obligation to keep inspectors at work. [read post]