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19 Sep 2013, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) suggests in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. [read post]
18 Mar 2009, 12:31 am
Although the President listed food safety concerns rather than animal welfare as the reason for the ban, the new Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the ban was "a step forward for both food safety and the standards for humane treatment of animals. [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 4:59 am by Glenn Reynolds
This is just one more reason USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack needs to consider a career change. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 1:46 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
"Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will make the announcement in a conference call at 8:30 a.m. today (7 July 2011). [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Karen Duncan, wife of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Christie Vilsack, wife of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, are scheduled to attend the debut for the film, which is a joint project of the Healthy School Campaign and Applegate Farms, created by Chicago-based Uji Films.The Health School Campaign has been active in organizing the effort for the passage of a stronger--and better-funded--child nutrition bill. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Karen Duncan, wife of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Christie Vilsack, wife of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, are scheduled to attend the debut for the film, which is a joint project of the Healthy School Campaign and Applegate Farms, created by Chicago-based Uji Films.The Health School Campaign has been active in organizing the effort for the passage of a stronger--and better-funded--child nutrition bill. [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 2:12 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the rule a “longstanding effort” to “modernize our system” and said the agency is confident that it will result in safer food. [read post]
28 Mar 2007, 8:01 am
At the important Iowa caucus Clinton will have the backing of Governor Tom Vilsack, who dropped out of the 2008 presidential race last month because he said it would be impossible to raise enough money to compete with the likes of Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama. [read post]
4 Jan 2022, 11:11 am by Geoff Schweller
Garland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke at a White House event focused on competition in agriculture. [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
The former governor of Georgia succeeds Tom Vilsack, who led the U.S. [read post]
31 May 2022, 9:04 pm by Dan Flynn
The highly pathogenic avian flu is costing the United States so much that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is kept on the ready to pour more money into the fight. [read post]
27 Aug 2019, 1:24 pm by Simon Lester
[Tom] Vilsack also argued that the review function in the new agreement -- a watered-down version of a controversial U.S. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 3:39 am by Walter Olson
The immediate controversy over Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s removal of Sherrod from her post is interesting enough — both the NAACP and many conservatives withdrew their initial support for Sherrod’s firing and began defending her as more context emerged — but perhaps the more durable story worth public attention is the background, which includes a $1 billion lawsuit discrimination settlement of which $13 million went to Sherrod’s advocacy group… [read post]
21 Jan 2012, 2:45 pm by Susan Schneider
 Janie serves as Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and is also the Director of the new USDA Office of Tribal Relations within the Office of the Secretary. [read post]
11 May 2010, 7:32 am
Yesterday, May 10, 2010, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA was implementing "new performance standards" aimed at reducing two major culprits of food-borne illnesses, Salmonella and Campylobacter in chickens and turkeys. [read post]
4 Apr 2023, 9:04 pm by Dan Flynn
“We are proud to announce the new committee members to NACMPI and grateful for their commitment to support food safety and public health,” said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 5:00 am by Kit Case
Several members of Congress have written to Secretary of Labor Tom Perez, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell regarding the danger of the chemical PAA, which is used to sanitize chickens in poultry plants. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
First Lady Michelle Obama, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin unveiled "My Plate," a graphic intended to give consumers an easy-to-understand guide to healthy eating, at a news conference Thursday.The symbol is divided into four portions, fruits and vegetables take up a little over half the plate, grains and protein roughly split the other half of the plate. [read post]
26 Apr 2024, 7:00 am by Bill Marler
“Under President Biden’s leadership, USDA is taking significant steps toward keeping American consumers safe from foodborne illness,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]