Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Expanded Market Access for U.S. Poultry, Pork and Beef Exports to South Africa Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement: On…
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record…
Climate Change and Diet
…and cucumbers look particularly bad when compared to pork or chicken.” Fischbeck, Michelle Tom, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, and Chris Hendrickson, the Hamerschlag University Professor of…
Afternoon Fruit Frost Forecast
…Joaquin Valley regions. Temperatures expected to range from the upper 20s to near 30 degrees. Tom Duncan has the full forecast for the evening and tomorrow. Citrus Frost evening forecast…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and ranchers bring their…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of $3.4 million for research projects in support of the new International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP) program. “Wheat is one of the…
Vilsack on the COOL Requirements for Beef and Pork
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement regarding the language in the omnibus bill repealing the country of origin labeling requirements for beef and pork products. “The…
Cottonseed Discussed on Capitol Hill
…financially struggling American cotton farmers received strong backing from Capitol Hill today as 100 Members of the House of Representatives urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to use legal…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Looks Back at 2015
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack looks back at 2015 and working lands for wildlife. For…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of COP 21 Deal
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the finalization of the COP 21 deal in Paris: “The historic COP21 deal supports a better-nourished, stable, secure future…
Farm Bureau Re-Elects President, Elects New Vice President
…San Diego counties; Tom Rogers of Madera will represent Merced, Madera and Mariposa counties; Joe Martinez of Winters will represent Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties; Susan Hoek of Penn…
Push for Local Food in Schools
…the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives have urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to strengthen enforcement of the “Buy American” provision for participants in the National School Lunch Program and…
Vilsack Talks About WTO’s Latest Ruling on U.S. Country of Origin Rules
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says Monday’s WTO ruling giving Canada and Mexico authority to impose penalties on U.S. products because of the U.S. Country of Origin rules, puts the ball…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…basis for the 92nd Agricultural Outlook Forum. The Plenary panel, “Providing Leadership for Present and Future Generations in the Transformation of Agriculture,” will feature remarks from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack…