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13 Jun 2011, 11:51 am
Obama’s Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, will chair the rural council and the heads of all major federal agencies will serve as members and key advisors. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 7:22 am
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be in Paris this month, where at the invitation of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, he will be meeting agriculture ministers from G20 countries. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 7:42 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the USDA blog introduced the new food icon, MyPlate. [read post]
6 Jun 2011, 11:11 am
” The sophisticated online program will assist efforts to expand the availability of healthy foods in low-income communities that lack “ready access” to it, according to Obama’s USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsack. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin unveiled "My Plate," a graphic intended to give consumers an easy-to-understand guide to healthy eating, at a news conference Thursday.The symbol is divided into four portions, fruits and vegetables take up a little over half the plate, grains and protein roughly split the other half of the plate. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday that while the E. coli outbreak unfolding in Europe poses no immediate threat to the U.S., the Department of Agriculture is monitoring the situation. [read post]
27 May 2011, 2:59 am
A panel of judges at the USDA, which included Karen Duncan, wife of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Christie Vilsack, wife of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, as well as a number of chefs and business leaders, gave Ramirez's team an honorary mention for "Soup of Sunshine" this week. [read post]
26 May 2011, 2:59 am
"We are gratified that the agency resisted an unprecedented lobbying campaign by the pesticide and produce industry to get the government to spin the test results and downplay consumer concerns about pesticide contamination," said EWG president Ken Cook in the statement.Earlier this year, the big produce group United Fresh and related agriculture-industry interests sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging that the annual pesticide data be put into… [read post]
24 May 2011, 2:59 am
"Tom Helscher, Monsanto's spokesman, says there is less to the decision than the opponents claim. [read post]
19 May 2011, 2:59 am
EWG President Ken Cook and several of the nation's top physicians and scientists wrote to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg this week urging them to no longer delay the release of the most recent test results. [read post]
17 May 2011, 10:34 am
On May 13th, United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made an unusual visit to Massachusetts in order to bring attention to its growing biofuel sector and the USDA‘s efforts to invest in research and development projects that will help reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil. [read post]
12 May 2011, 2:59 am
More stress before slaughter makes animals more susceptible to being the source of foodborne illnesses and some say that is a problem particular to confined-animal operations and the industrial food chain.Food safety appears to be at least a secondary consideration for those concerned about consolidation in the agriculture and food industries.Following five workshops held last year to examine antitrust issues in agriculture, more than 160 of the participating organizations now want action.So… [read post]
10 May 2011, 8:30 am
This will assist efforts to expand the availability of healthy foods in low-income communities that lack “ready access” to it, according to Obama’s USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsack. [read post]
8 May 2011, 7:43 pm
Food and Drug Administration, Wendell Berry, Author, Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, Will Allen, Founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc. and even The Prince of Wales popped in only days after the wedding of the century for the keynote address. [read post]
8 May 2011, 2:59 am
Food and Drug Administration; to author Wendell Berry and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, plus Will Allen, founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc. and many others -- even The Prince of Wales popped in to give the keynote address, only days after the wedding of the century. [read post]
4 May 2011, 10:00 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Tuesday, in a statement released by USDA, that “Working together, in support of our state partners, we will do everything we can to help mitigate this damage and protect the families, farmland and communities we serve. [read post]
4 May 2011, 10:00 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Tuesday, in a statement released by USDA, that “Working together, in support of our state partners, we will do everything we can to help mitigate this damage and protect the families, farmland and communities we serve. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 12:55 pm
” This is simply part of Obama’s goal to ensure a cleaner, safer and more secure energy future, according to his Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
22 Apr 2011, 5:26 am
EPA Administrator, was in Iowa a few days ago with Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack (Iowa’s former Governor). [read post]
21 Apr 2011, 6:04 pm
However, Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, made an important announcement last week about a new effort to make food safer for kids. [read post]
