Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today renewed a historic agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate the adoption of innovative waste-to-energy projects and energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms, both…
USAID Officials Join G-8 Ag Data Conference
…Security Assistant to the Administrator Paul Weisenfeld will join the official U.S. delegation, which is led by U.S.Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Tom Vilsack. USAID Bureau for Food Security Chief…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…· Vice Chairman, Grower-Shipper Board – Tom Deardorff, Deardorff Family Farms · Chairman, Retail-Foodservice Board – Randy Scott, Delhaize America · Vice Chairman, Retail-Foodservice Board – Sean Picquelle, Taco Bell…
Poultry Inspection Plan Still Controversial
It’s been more than a year since Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack proposed major changes to the way poultry is inspected for safety at poultry processing plants. The plan is still…
Vilsack Defends Research Decisions
…or download audio report. Lawmakers in the House Ag Appropriations Sub Committee grilled Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the topic of research this week – specifically the closing of some…
Vilsack Discusses Effects of Sequestration
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined for lawmakers some of the many effects of budget sequestration that we will see later on. Gary Crawford reports from Washington. Click to open or…
Vilsack Tells Critics to Look Closer at Budget
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says critics of certain aspects of his proposed 2014 budget should look at the total budget and the fiscal environment the country is facing today. Gary…
United Fresh 2013 Convention And Tour
…initiatives from United Fresh CEO Tom Stenzel and have the opportunity to share their concerns and perspectives on the issues, as well as receive a sneak preview of the United…
USDA Working on Crop Insurance Problems
The USDA is addressing problems with specialty crop insurance. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. For Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s full comment, click here. Agriculture Secretary…
Vilsack to Congress: Ag Research Necessary
…or Download Audio Report Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says we need more money for ag research. He says there will be a penalty if the money isn’t found. That penalty,…
Vilsack Concerned about Trade Talks with EU
As the U.S. and EU are announcing upcoming trade talks, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is expressing some concerns about those talks. Gary Crawford has more. Click to Open or Download…
Better Safety Rating for U.S. Beef
…is recommending the United States be dropped to the lower “negligible” risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as Mad Cow Disease. US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says…
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Reaction to EPA Info Release
…groups wishing to harm agriculture, through a simple and quick FOIA request. My question is, with government overspending and rumors from United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack threatening to…
Census of Agriculture Forms Due Soon
…Tom Vilsack is reminding farmers and ranchers to get those census forms turned in. Federal law requires all ag producers to participate. But Vilsack says there are other reasons to…