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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]
1 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he's confident government shutdown will be avoided as Democrats and Republicans fight over a budget plan for the rest of 2011. [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warning of what he says is a newly identified pathogen linked to the herbicide Roundup that might be implicated in livestock fertility problems, as well as diseased corn and soybean crops. [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
Citing high crop prices and record exports, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack held an optimistic tone Thursday in a hearing before the House Agriculture Committee. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 12:35 pm
" Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, "America's farmlands and woodlands help fuel our economy and create jobs across the rural areas of our country. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
An independent cattlemen's group is charging its larger competitor with using federal "Beef Checkoff" marketing dollars to illegally influence government actions and policies.The Billings, MT-based R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America made the charge earlier this month against the Denver-based National Cattleman's Beef Association in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Attorney General Eric Holder, and USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
"In this budget, we are cutting programs not because we want to, but because we have to," said Secretary Vilsack in a statement. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 9:57 am
Department of Agriculture loan guarantees that will help build 100 wind turbines providing 151.5 megawatts of electricity.This USDA press release says the money will help Basin Electric Power Cooperative build the PrairieWinds wind farm energy project in central South Dakota that will join the cooperative’s other electric generation projects to meet the needs of 2.8 million customers served by 135 distribution systems in nine states:“The investment announced today will help us… [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday asking him for details on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)'s new interim rule to loosen restrictions on poultry imports from countries, like China, that have faced avian influenza in the past. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
"The 2010 Dietary Guidelines are being released at a time when the majority of adults and one in three children is overweight or obese and this is a crisis that we can no longer ignore," USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said. [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 3:52 pm
As the USDA's press release relates, "After conducting a thorough and transparent examination of alfalfa through a multi-alternative environmental impact statement (EIS) and several public comment opportunities, APHIS has determined that Roundup Ready alfalfa is as safe as traditionally bred alfalfa," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.This decision comes on the heels of a January 19, 2011, letter that U.S. [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 3:48 pm
As the USDA's press release relates,"After conducting a thorough and transparent examination of alfalfa through a multi-alternative environmental impact statement (EIS) and several public comment opportunities, APHIS has determined that Roundup Ready alfalfa is as safe as traditionally bred alfalfa," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.This decision comes on the heels of a January 19, 2011, letter that U.S. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 1:14 pm
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized that “direct [farm] payments were never intended to be around this long,” noting that their extension already had cost taxpayers $5.2 billion per year for twelve years. [read post]
12 Jan 2011, 11:07 am
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the cost of labeling will be no more than half a penny per pound.Posted: 1/10/11 [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
EST.Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Governer Tom Vilsack is a dark horse candidate for White House Chief of Staff, according to Newsweek columnist Howard Fineman. [read post]
1 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
GM CropsAfter finally getting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) out to cover genetically modified alfalfa, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack followed up in late 2010 with an open letter to those interested in GM crops. [read post]
1 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
.-- Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, should resolve to set some priorities for his burgeoning USDA, or he will risk looking like a juggler who ends with everything falling on his head.-- Under Secretary for Food Safety at USDA, Dr. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
In an open letter to stakeholders Thursday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack called for "a new paradigm of coexistence and cooperation" for both genetically engineered and non-GE agricultural approaches.The letter comes just two weeks after the U.S. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
Today,121 years later, the 30th Secretary of Agriculture is Tom Vilsack and his USDA does just about everything.Vilsack's duties now extend so far beyond handing out "useful information" and "new and valuable seeds and plants" that it is difficult for most people to get their heads around everything he oversees. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
"More and more, busy American families want nutrition information that they can quickly and easily understand," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
