Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of four members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. Members will serve three-year terms. Producers appointed to the board are:…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement: Vilsack “I welcome the announcement from China’s Ministry of Agriculture that it has lifted its ban on U.S. beef following a recently…
Food Products Database
…to make more data on food and nutrition available and usable gathered recently at the International Open Data Summit. Woteki Dr. Catherine Woteki says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was also…
Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic
…Secretary Vilsack Announces New Local Initiatives to Address the Rural Opioid Epidemic Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new USDA initiatives to strengthen outreach and education resources at the local level…
California Governor Signs Farm Worker Overtime Bill
…Farm Workers supported the legislation, but the Western Growers Association President said it will have the exact opposite effect of what was intended. Tom Nassif said it will actually cause…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…for Chinese production of rice, wheat, and corn. United States Trade Representative Michael Froman and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack were joined by bipartisan members of Congress in…
Agri View: Corn and the Market
…for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outlook by Tom Capehart and Stephen MacDonald, USDA (published August 16, 2016) Record Projected Corn Yield and Production for…
Conaway Applauds Initiation of Enforcement Action Against China’s Agricultural Subsidies
Conaway House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) joined U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in…
Dairy Groups Urge Challenge to Dairy Agreement in Canada
…agreements.” “For years U.S. exporters have borne the brunt of a continuing procession of new Canadian policy tools intended to curtail dairy imports,” said Tom Suber, president of the U.S….
Vilsack: Clear View of GMO Rules Before 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects to release a notice of proposed rulemaking for GMO labeling regulations before the end of this year. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack also said the…
National Mango Board Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members to serve on the National Mango Board for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017, and ending Dec. 31, 2019. The members include…
Ag Reacts to the Heritage Foundation Report
…producers have been particularly difficult. “Congress and agriculture groups have worked toward a more market-oriented system in recent years,” Moore said. Tom Sell of the lobbying firm Combest, Sell and…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
Matching Contributions by Public and Private Partners Bring Total Investment to $59 Million for 45 Projects to Address Water Quality and Other Conservation Concerns Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the…
Food Insecurity in the United States
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Significant Decrease in Household Food Insecurity in the United States Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement on the release…