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20 Apr 2011, 5:30 am
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]
19 Apr 2011, 11:28 am
When the full video was released the following morning, however, Sherrod received a number of apologies, including from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and President Obama. [read post]
18 Apr 2011, 2:59 am
Weaver kept the treatment of Tom Vilsack more like that reserved for a crown prince than a cabinet member.The pair of Illinois political operatives brought the former Iowa governor and Hillary Clinton supporter into a tight alliance with First Lady Michelle Obama's agenda, throwing USDA support behind everything from the White House Garden to the "Let's Move" campaign.Except for the clumsy firing and rehiring of Shirley Sherrod, a state redevelopment officer,… [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 8:03 am
Those who may oppose this sort of government expenditure amid a record $14 trillion deficit should first consider the words of Obama’s Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 2:59 am
USDA Announces Kansas State University will Host New Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced that the soon-to-be Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs will be at Kansas State University.The new Center, which was proposed in February 2010 after a series of USA Today exposes found major safety gaps in the current system, will provide science-based support to… [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday.The People's Garden School Pilot Program will benefit an estimated 2,800 students attending schools in Washington, New York, Iowa and Arkansas and serve as a national model to encourage similar school gardens. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen told reporters that while test-and-hold is already practiced by many of the big meat and poultry processors, the new policy could yield significant public health results. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
Call him the "co-existence kid," if you will. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a request for nominations to the Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st century Agriculture (AC21). [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 12:12 pm
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24 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture program, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued a statement addressing the potential food safety aspects of the ongoing nuclear disaster, which he called "the recent tragedies in Japan. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack echoed that message about foods imported from Japan, as well as food safety at home. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
The Obama administration ultimately went with full deregulation.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had favored the second approach, calling it a compromise that might help avert further litigation, and urging coexistence. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 9:48 am
The Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) livestock marketing rule is currently under a cost-benefit analysis, but Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has stated that there is no deadline for completing those considerations.Public comments were accepted on an extended timeframe regarding perceptions of GIPSA and how the marketing rule should be treated, and those comments are now being processed by chief economist Dr. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
He added that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has made pronouncements about adding 100,000 farmers to the U.S. food production system. [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
Emphasizing the importance of creating jobs and giving American products an advantage in the Asian-Pacific market, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined the benefits of the U.S. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 1:10 pm
Ezra Klein said something nice about city folk; agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack took offense. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
On Nov. 5, he ruled against Taylor's, upholding the original Department of Investigations and Appeals decision.It was Culver's administration that decided to take away the administrative exemption from the cross contamination language in the food code that Taylor' enjoyed when Tom Vilsack was governor of Iowa.The appeal record shows Iowa officials heard from experts and the surrounding states of Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Missouri, which have all ruled that… [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
House lawmakers grilled Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday on the impact proposed Republican budget cuts would have on key U.S. [read post]
