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24 Apr 2012, 9:35 pm by Stu Ellis
Instantly the USDA issued comments from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack beginning with, ““The beef and dairy in the American food supply is safe and USDA remains confident in the health of U.S. cattle. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 2:06 pm by Claire Mitchell
In the USDA’s January news release, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack supported implementation of the new rule by stating that “[t]he modernization plan will protect public health, improve the efficiency of poultry inspections in the U.S., and reduce spending. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
Elisabeth Hagen and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack this week urging action "before another grilling season comes and goes. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the USDA to stop using LFTB in the school lunch program, with 41 congress members signing on. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
 Even amid a heated campaign between candidate Christie Vilsack (the wife of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack) and King, the two participated in a joint event last week to show their support for BPI.According to state campaign finance filings, BPI president and CEO Eldon Roth contributed $152,000 to Gov. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 9:05 pm
She started an online petition asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to halt use of "pink slime" in school food. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
Obamafoodorama (March 29) reports on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's press conference in Iowa on March 28. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture on Monday, right under Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's window, to protest a proposal to expand an inspection system that shifts federal inspectors away from inspecting for quality defects and allows slaughter lines to speed up. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack demanding LFTB be completely banned from the school lunch program. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad held a press conference at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines in an effort to dispel LFTB's negative image. [read post]
23 Mar 2012, 11:00 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
"USDA's partnership with the Department of Energy aims to improve our country's energy security and provide sustainable jobs in communities across the country," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 5:56 pm
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) both wrote Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week asking that the product both be removed from lunches and also labeled for the general public. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 10:18 pm
Thanks to Bettina Siegel, whose blog “The Lunch Tray,” and her online petition on Change.org asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to “put an immediate end to the use of “pink slime” in our children’s school food,” she has now, according to breaking AP news, forced the U.S. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 1:46 pm by Howard Schweitzer
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that rural electrical cooperative utilities in eight states will receive a share of almost $250 million in funding to install smart grid technologies and make improvements in generation and transmission facilities. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
On Wednesday, after this series was published, the Obama Administration announced this year's recipients of an annual grant to improve nutritional education in Native American communities.At a meeting of the National Congress of American Indians Wednesday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that 17 tribes will receive additional funding for nutrition education programs this year. [read post]
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]
6 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
Secretary Tom Vilsack said one of his first meetings, if not his first meeting, with the president was talking about the importance of food safety. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
"It's a jumping off point, so you can join the national conversation about where our food comes from," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
The number of food safety and plant health trade barriers plaguing U.S. agricultural exports is way up, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a congressional committee recently. [read post]
27 Feb 2012, 7:07 am
When challenged at a House of Representatives appropriations hearing, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gave weak excuses for eliminating MDP. [read post]