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14 Mar 2009, 8:13 pm
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today (Saturday) announced a final rule to amend the federal meat inspection regulations to require a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle that become non-ambulatory disabled after passing initial inspection by Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection program personnel. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 5:36 am by Joe Consumer
A funny thing happened to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on his way to repairing the USDA's history of discrimination against African American farmers. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 5:36 am by Joe Consumer
A funny thing happened to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on his way to repairing the USDA's history of discrimination against African American farmers. [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]
21 Nov 2014, 11:00 pm by News Desk
Last weekend, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told the 2014 National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention that there is no regulatory fix for country-of-origin labeling (COOL). [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen touted the U.S. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 2:12 pm by FoodLaw Blogger
Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, hails the agreement as... [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 7:29 pm
Dorsey & Whitney partner Tom Vilsack--a former governor of Iowa--has been named secretary of agriculture by President-elect Barack Obama. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 2:59 am
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to an audience of over 700 food safety education experts yesterday, emphasizing the Administration's commitment to overhauling the food safety system and shifting towards more preventative regulatory strategies. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 7:08 am
Yesterday, November 11, 2009, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack “announced that 70 U.S. trade organizations received more than $234 million in Fiscal Year 2009 to help promote American food and agricultural products overseas. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
The number of food safety and plant health trade barriers plaguing U.S. agricultural exports is way up, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a congressional committee recently. [read post]
15 Nov 2013, 8:33 am by News Desk
In her statement, Hagen stated that she will be entering the private sector and thanked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and “the dedicated public servants of [the Food Safety and Inspection Service]. [read post]
27 Mar 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) created video recaps from each day of the USDA and NSF International-hosted 2010 Food Safety Education Conference in Atlanta.Here are the videos, which highlight speeches from Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture; Jerold Mande, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety; Michael Taylor, FDA Associate Commissioner of Foods; and dozens of other experts in the field.Day 1: Day 2: Secretary of… [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 12:14 pm
Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced that USDA will provide over $19.7 million in fiscal year 2010  for "farmers and ranchers in 10 states to conserve water and improve water quality on agricultural working lands through the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP). [read post]
13 Feb 2013, 9:09 pm by Helena Bottemiller
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the White House have caused quite a stir in food and agriculture circles by warning that budget sequestration could lead to a two-week furlough of federal meat inspectors, which would effectively halt American meat and poultry processing. [read post]
20 Jan 2009, 5:16 pm
E & E News reported: The Senate unanimously confirmed seven of President Barack Obama's Cabinet picks today, including Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, but postponed debate on his nominees to lead the... [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 11:13 am
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have been busy of late announcing federal funding for a variety of projects, initiatives, and research. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 10:11 pm
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is saying in the aftermath of a tough New York Times story about hamburger E. coli that federal regulators are working hard to reduce the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 and that public health -- not meat industry profits -- is the government's top priority. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:36 pm
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. [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]