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9 Jun 2009, 4:04 pm
On June 15, 2009, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff will provide their perspectives on developing large amounts of clean energy in the West and the transmission lines needed to bring it to market. [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 10:01 pm by James Andrews
The Safe Food Coalition (SFC), a collection of eight consumer groups, addressed a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday requesting that the agency ask for the poultry producer’s recall. [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]
28 Jul 2011, 7:03 am by Zoe Tillman
When the full video was released, however, Sherrod received a number of apologies, including from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and President Barack Obama. [read post]
30 Sep 2013, 10:02 pm by News Desk
“China’s prohibitive duties caused a steep decline in exports of high quality U.S. broiler products to China, and with today’s news from the WTO, we look forward to seeing China’s market for broiler products restored for U.S. farmers and chicken producers,” said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. [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]
28 May 2014, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
When Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee in March, he said that court decisions indicate that the agency does not have the authority to declare antibiotic-resistant Salmonella an adulterant. [read post]
14 Nov 2021, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in a statement said Esteban has a “deep understanding of USDA’s commitment to protecting the health of the public by providing food safety. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 11:42 am by Michael Markarian
., sent a letter this week to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, to express their “support for USDA’s efforts to detect, eliminate, and punish the cruel soring of Tennessee Walking Horses. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 11:48 am
Attorney General Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack were in attendance.Comcast/NBC Universal MergerSenator Al Franken (D, Minn.) expressed his concerns with the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, now under review by the Department of Justice. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 2:59 am
Before the riot was over, fires were started, windows were smashed, and 14 people were injured.All that should be cleaned up by Friday when US Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be in Fort Collins to kick off another of the joint Department of Justice (DOJ) /USDA workshops to discuss antitrust issues involving the nation's agricultural industry.And some might say Friday's joint workshop at the Lory Student Center on the campus of… [read post]
2 May 2016, 11:15 am by Michael Markarian
Jared Huffman and Adam Schiff—sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack thanking him for taking some positive steps, but urging USDA to go further in the final marine mammal regulations. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
" initiative to end childhood obesity by encouraging healthy eating and physical activity.More than 20,000 votes were cast online to pick the popular-choice winners, while a panel of 14 judges, including Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak, School Nutrition Association president Dora Rivas, and Zynga Game Network CEO Mark Pincus, named the other winners based on creativity, originality and potential to impact, engage and motivate the target audience.All 12 winners were announced Wednesday… [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 9:58 pm by Stu Ellis
The USDA’s political staff has discovered the drought, and for the first time, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will address himself to that issue later today. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
The original case was brought against then-Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue early in 2020 and continued against  Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack when he took over in 2021. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
"USDA is deeply committed to enhancing food safety in a way that supports small processors," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [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]
13 Feb 2022, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
They’ve been replaced by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, who implemented the poultry modernization program when he ran USDA for President Obama. [read post]
8 Jul 2010, 2:59 am
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food safety reform since early 2009, when his Administration launched the Food Safety Working Group.In the statement President Obama noted the Food Safety Working Group, chaired by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, has issued recommendations on how to upgrade the food safety system and he outlined a few of the actions the Administration has taken. [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]