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10 Apr 2007, 7:17 am
He initially backeed old friend Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 7:11 am by Judicial Watch Blog
For instance, it will “improve healthcare and educational opportunities,” according to Obama’s Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 9:54 pm by Helena Bottemiller
According to the Hagstom Report (subscription only), last week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the sequester “horrible policy” and cited the impact to food safety as one example. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 9:24 am
" The violations Wyatt refers to include "shocking and butchering days-old calves that were too weak or sick to stand[,]" and butchering pigs that were still conscious.This testimony is not good publicity for the USDA following the past year's numerous product recalls due to food-borne illness outbreaks, and the USA Today investigation that revealed the quality of meat served in public schools as part of the federal free and reduced-price school lunch program was so poor that… [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]
5 Feb 2010, 10:46 am
Instead, “officials said they would start over in trying to devise a livestock tracing program that could win widespread support from the industry [,]” reports Neuman.According to the Times article, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack is set to announce the changes today. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 5:30 am by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch
But let them speak for themselves...From BNA Daily Environment Report:Vilsack Says Support of Ethanol IndustryIs Key Part of Strategy to Reduce Foreign OilAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said April 19 that the administration's commitment to support the biofuel industry is a big component of its plan to reduce reliance on unstable supplies of foreign oil. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 10:01 pm by News Desk
The four wrote a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to suggest that if the sanitizers are causing some number of false negatives for Salmonella, it might mean that the Salmonella rates on poultry are being underestimated. [read post]
28 Dec 2016, 10:00 pm by News Desk
There were other signs that Trump may be nearing a decision on who should replace Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Jan. 20. [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 6:05 am
Vilsack believes any restrictions place on US beef should be based on scientific knowledge and acceptable international standards. [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 6:10 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and US Attorney General Eric Holder opened the discussion, according to Reuters. [read post]
2 Apr 2014, 10:03 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gave the Senate a similar response last week during a budget hearing with the Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 9:21 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the department will donate over 100,000 tons of domestic agricultural commodities, valued at $170 million "(including freight costs and technical assistance)" in the fiscal year 2010.The donations are being made under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program, which is named for the legislators, former Sens. [read post]
31 Jul 2009, 11:00 am
PATERSON "We are incredibly pleased that Secretary Tom Vilsack of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will support raising the price support for dairy products as a first step to relieve some of the financial strain experienced by dairy farmers across the nation. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 4:16 pm
" Vilsack announced the goal of "creating a community garden at each USDA facility worldwide. [read post]
5 May 2010, 7:11 am
Talks on the 2012 Farm Bill are already underway, and the administration feels the new farm bill may be a good tool to help revitalize struggling rural areas in the nation.Yesterday, May 4, 2010, the Obama Administration announced that US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack will host a National Summit of Rural America: A Dialogue for Renewing Promise, according to a USDA news release. [read post]
27 May 2009, 7:14 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack of subsidies for 102,000 U.S. tons (91,000 metric tons) of mainly milk powder, butter and cheese was unfair to countries trading fairly, and potentially damaging to global economy's recovery. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 5:05 pm by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
Later, [Agriculture Secretary Tom] Vilsack held his own news briefing to say that he had called Ms. [read post]