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17 Mar 2014, 10:03 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday, asking him to suspend action on the proposed Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule, which is based on the HACCP-Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP). [read post]
11 Mar 2014, 8:22 am by WIMS
<> USDA Announces Efforts to Expand Support for Small and Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers - March 10 – Today in remarks at the National Farmers Union National Convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new and expanded efforts to connect small- and mid-sized farmers and ranchers with USDA resources <> Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline: The 'significance' trap - Carbon Tracker responds to the US Department of State's Final Supplemental … [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 10:01 pm by James Andrews
While there is no timeline for when, or if, HIMP and its related poultry regulation will be expanded beyond the 30 pilot plants, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said this week that the Obama administration’s budget for fiscal 2015 provides less funding for the Food Safety and Inspection Service because of changes that will eliminate some poultry inspection jobs. [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters that reduction was justified by an 11-percent decline in the incidence of illness from the meat, poultry and processed eggs it inspects. [read post]
26 Feb 2014, 11:45 am by Dan Flynn
Huffman says Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told him USDA wants to know if the company was involved in “intermittent circumvention of inspection requirements. [read post]
25 Feb 2014, 8:27 am by WIMS
<> ARPA-E Projects Attract More Than $625 Million in Private Funding - February 25, 2014ARPA-E Projects Attract More Than $625 Million in Private Funding At the 5th ARPA-E Summit, Private-sector Funding, Start-up Companies, and Public Partnerships Highlighted <> USDA Announces New Grants to Help Communities Meet Water Challenges in Coming Years - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture… [read post]
10 Feb 2014, 2:34 pm by Claire Mitchell
When speaking with state agriculture department leaders at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained that implementing the farm bill would be no small task. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 8:29 am by WIMS
 A post from last week provided a broad <> Secretary Vilsack Announces Regional Hubs to Help Agriculture, Forestry Mitigate the Impacts of a Changing Climate - Feb. 5, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of the first ever Regional Hubs for Risk Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change at seven locations around the country. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 10:04 pm by News Desk
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, followed in order by Hugh Grant, chairman, president and CEO of Monsanto; Doug McMillion, president and CEO of Walmart; Michael R. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 10:01 pm by James Andrews
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently said the dispute over origin labeling should be settled by the World Trade Organization. [read post]
4 Jan 2014, 10:05 pm by Dan Flynn
It might mean that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack plans to accomplish poultry reform before his watch ends. [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 7:37 am by Benjamin Wittes
Kathleen Sebelius and Tom Vilsack dominated the voting among both privacy professionals and the general public. [read post]
1 Jan 2014, 10:04 am by Stewart Baker
Kathleen Sebelius and Tom Vilsack dominated the voting among both privacy professionals and the general public. [read post]
13 Dec 2013, 3:14 pm by Stewart Baker
  At least that’s what Secretary Vilsack’s department told the New York Times. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 10:01 pm by James Andrews
“The OIG report exemplifies the despicable cronyism that pervades the relationship between the USDA and the meatpacker lobby, which latter group is represented in the OIG report by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association,” Bullard wrote in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack dated April 5. [read post]
2 Dec 2013, 3:00 pm by Ruby Powers
Previous visitors have included Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, the Rev. [read post]
18 Nov 2013, 10:23 pm by Dan Flynn
In a Nov. 7 letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the Montana Democrat has gone public with a multi- part agenda involving meat processing, expressing concern about USDA’s “activities involving meat processing which may advantage large meatpackers and processors at the expense of smaller domestic plants. [read post]
15 Nov 2013, 8:33 am by News Desk
In her statement, Hagen stated that she will be entering the private sector and thanked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and “the dedicated public servants of [the Food Safety and Inspection Service]. [read post]
14 Nov 2013, 10:09 pm by News Desk
The fate of mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat products should be left out of the farm bill and handled by the World Trade Organization, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at an event hosted by POLITICO on Thursday. [read post]