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12 May 2012, 2:59 am
Massachusetts has 1.5 million K-12 students, and one-third are said to be obese.Two years ago when some critical websites were warning about enactment of the child nutrition bill, and top officials sought to knock down those predictions, the concern was that not only bake sales, but other traditional events like banquets, candy sales and food concessions at football games would be ended.At the time, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack wrote U.S. [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 10:01 pm
“As growing demand for local food creates new economic opportunities for small farms, beginning farmers, and others, we are committed to ensuring that all types of farmers and businesses have the tools they need to be successful,” Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack said in the grant announcement Monday. [read post]
22 Apr 2010, 2:59 am
On paper, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate all on Inaugural Day. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 10:54 am
That particular panel was created as part of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s commitment to “a new era of civil rights” at the agency. [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 10:02 pm
” But, in a July 16 letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Howard Shelanski, administrator for OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the Safe Food Coalition argued that “stakeholders have no information about what those changes entail. [read post]
22 Sep 2013, 10:03 pm
On the heels of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found USDA had not thoroughly evaluated its pilot programs of the modified inspection plan, the consumer coalition expressed their concerns in an open letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
24 Oct 2021, 9:05 pm
” Edelstein also said the two petitions with their “new approaches” will be considered by the recently announced “plans to explore possible new approaches for addressing Salmonella in poultry” that were announced by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and USDA’s Office of Food Safety. [read post]
10 Dec 2009, 5:05 am
In the meantime, current USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has promised an independent "review of testing requirements for ground beef that the [Agricultural Marketing Service] sends to schools. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 9:35 pm
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]
12 Aug 2011, 2:59 am
In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thurdsay, consumer groups call attention to a recent petition submitted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest that asked USDA to use its interpretive rulemaking authority to declare four separate strains of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella -- Hadar, Heidelberg, Newport, and Typhimurium -- as adulterants under both the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 9:05 pm
The CIS program was launched in 2012 under Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack after being authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill. [read post]
10 Jul 2014, 12:54 pm
In March, more than 100 organizations signed a letter to President Obama asking that the White House withdraw the proposed rule, and 68 members of Congress, including Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to do the same. [read post]
26 Dec 2016, 10:00 pm
Tom Vilsack to the job eight years ago. [read post]
11 May 2021, 9:04 pm
And in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick Garland, California congressional Democrats said they want the Biden Administration to tell the Supreme Court that it should not take up the appeal of the case. [read post]
30 May 2024, 9:05 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra recently sent a letter to Sen. [read post]
1 Apr 2014, 10:01 pm
Welcoming them onto the bus is none other than USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who made it a point to tip his hat to the impressive growth the industry has been enjoying — and happy to say that the 2014 farm bill will help the industry continue to grow. [read post]
11 May 2014, 10:20 pm
Then there was a letter fired off to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack several days before the meeting by two members of Congress — the principal authors of the 1990 Organic Foods Production Act — expressing dismay over the new policy and asking USDA to review it. [read post]
30 Apr 2015, 8:59 am
<> Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Private Funds to Make Investments in Rural America - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of two new private funds, known as Rural Business Investment Companies (RBICs), which make equity investments in rural businesses. . . [read post]
28 Apr 2015, 8:59 am
<> Secretary Vilsack Announces Rural Schools Payments - April 27, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that $285 million will go to 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico this year in support of local schools and roads as part of the Congressional two-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. [read post]
5 Apr 2010, 8:41 am
The Forest Service has been gearing up for a new planning rule since last summer, when Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Forest Service would not appeal a federal court ruling that threw out the 2008 planning rule and would instead craft new regulations.. [read post]
