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20 Jun 2015, 10:01 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack But that’s what they still do. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Thursday that while the E. coli outbreak unfolding in Europe poses no immediate threat to the U.S., the Department of Agriculture is monitoring the situation. [read post]
4 Aug 2011, 2:59 am
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Wednesday highlighted the need to test meat for non-O157 strains of E. coli bacteria.Speaking to a group of scientists and industry members at the International Association for Food Protection conference in Milwaukee, Vilsack said the U.S. [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 9:16 pm
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed Ron Hicks to lead the Office of Food Safety during the interim of the incoming administration. [read post]
10 Dec 2009, 4:19 am
FDA News Release(12/9/09): Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today commended the Department of Homeland Security for opening a center devoted to ensuring the safety of foods imported to the United States. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 10:05 pm
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters Wednesday Congress should come up with a better solution for handling unwanted horses than slaughtering the animals for meat for human consumption. [read post]
10 May 2010, 8:13 am
On May 6, 2010 the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Alfred V. [read post]
12 Jan 2010, 9:52 am
The Associated Press (AP) is reporting out of Kabul that US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who is finishing up a three day tour of the country (his sixth visit to Afghanistan overall), is working towards changing the Afghan agricultural landscape from one where poppy used to produce opium and heroin thrives and is promoted by the Taliban to one where the government is providing farmer support, credit flows, and diversification describes… [read post]
19 May 2013, 10:58 pm
., the Organic Trade Association (OTA) heard from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about the future of organic farming. [read post]
3 Mar 2013, 10:00 pm
Department of Agriculture has no choice but to eventually furlough meat inspectors, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack again said on Friday. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 7:52 am
Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced a program to improve voluntary access to private land for recreational purposes including hunting and fishing on July 8, 2010. [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 8:34 am
Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri played host yesterday to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and several other "leaders" in the areas of rural development, agriculture, and community leadership who met to discuss ways in which rural America can be revitalized.In a news release on the Obama Administration's National Summit of Rural America, Vilsack states, '"[a] strong American economy… [read post]
9 Dec 2020, 9:05 pm
Only Vilsack can say why he wants to be Secretary of Agriculture again. [read post]
14 Nov 2013, 10:09 pm
The fate of mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat products should be left out of the farm bill and handled by the World Trade Organization, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at an event hosted by POLITICO on Thursday. [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]
6 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
Before he was Secretary of Agriculture, and before he was governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack was mayor of Mount Pleasant, a town of less than 8,000 citizens residing on less than eight square miles.So Vilsack was in his element this weekend at the "Congress of Cities" being held at the Denver Convention Center by the National League of Cities. [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 7:47 am
Earlier this year US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack told various interest groups in the agricultural industry that the USDA would not be able to purchase any more excess pork products to help the industry because there simply wasn’t the money in the USDA coffers. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 6:09 am
While delivering the keynote address at the Partners in Agriculture Global Food Security Symposium in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urged the global community to embrace a more sustainable and self-sufficient food production approach to address issues of food insecurity in the growing world population.As Vilsack stated, "in the longer term, we need a comprehensive approach focused on… [read post]
25 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have asked the Obama administration to clarify its position on antibiotic use in food animals.In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the lawmakers asked Vilsack to explain remarks he made Sept. 15 at a National Cattlemen's Beef Association meeting.Responding to a question about legislation Slaughter and Feinstein have proposed, Vilsack reportedly said the use of antibiotics in livestock production cannot be… [read post]
1 Sep 2016, 7:25 am
Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the department’s Fall Forum series to highlight the progress made on the top issues facing the future of agriculture and set the stage for the next administration to continue to support a strong future for American agriculture. [read post]
