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7 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
"Over the last few years, the United States has repeatedly asked India to justify its claim that a ban on poultry products from the United States is necessary," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a statement. [read post]
26 Sep 2016, 10:00 pm by News Desk
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called Thursday’s announcement “a critical first step” following a recently concluded review of the U.S. supply system. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to challenge the agency’s New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Monday urging the U.S. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 1:51 pm by Joseph Eckhardt
It’s been a couple weeks since chicken farmers and processors met with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder in Normal, Alabama to discuss competition in the poultry industry. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
In another act of the ongoing catfish regulatory drama, the advocacy group Food and Water Watch sent a letter yesterday to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius recommending they work together to get catfish inspections rolling as soon as possible.The 2008 farm bill mandated that the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) begin inspecting the flood of imported catfish from Asia, but the rule has been severely delayed and has not been implemented.… [read post]
21 Sep 2015, 5:19 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“The United States enjoys the most productive and abundant food supply on earth, but too much of this food goes to waste,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 3:09 pm
The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary United States Department of Agriculture Room 200-A, Jamie L. [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 8:35 am by WIMS
<> USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Increased Opportunity for Producers as part of New Farm Bill - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced increased opportunity for producers as a result of the 2014 Farm Bill. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 1:38 am
Well, the ladies at Obama Foodorama have one idea that (along with a few other things on their blog) makes me blush - &quot;Bill Marler: The Best Hope For Rapid Change in The Obama Foodorama&quot; Honestly, I would be happy if President Obama and Secretary Vilsack simply read and implemented several of my ideas from - &quot;Open Letter to a New Under Secretary for Food Safety - FSIS - The End of E. coli Conservatism. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 7:03 am by Big Tent Democrat
AP: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday he would reconsider the department's decision to oust Sherrod over her comments that she didn't give a white farmer as much help as she could have 24 years ago. [. . .] [read post]
10 May 2010, 2:00 pm by Bill Marler
From a USDA /FSIS press release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new performance standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in young chickens (broilers) and turkeys, fulfilling another key recommendation of the President's Food Safety Working Group. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 11:12 pm
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing guidance for inspectors to begin conducting routine sampling of bench trim for E. coli O157:H7. [read post]
22 Oct 2013, 10:02 pm by News Desk
Consumer rights group Food & Water Watch has expressed concern in a new letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack over the U.S. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 5:30 pm by Colin O'Keefe
This may not be as well-known to those who live out on the coasts, but the United States is currently suffering through a drought as bad as any we’ve seen in some time—United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently said it was “the most serious situation we’ve had in probably 25 years. [read post]
26 Jan 2021, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
Tom Vilsack is expected to soon be confirmed to again serve as Secretary of Agriculture, but in the meantime, some important decisions are getting made involving swine production line speeds. [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 8:24 am by Bill Marler
“Far too many consumers become ill every year from poultry contaminated by Salmonella,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warning of what he says is a newly identified pathogen linked to the herbicide Roundup that might be implicated in livestock fertility problems, as well as diseased corn and soybean crops. [read post]
13 Sep 2022, 9:05 pm by Coral Beach
Several groups, including Consumer Reports and STOP Foodborne Illness, have written to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of increased food safety efforts regarding Salmonella in poultry. [read post]