…strain of tomato spotted wilt virus are increasing in Sutter County. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack provided details on USDA’s framework for improving the food supply chain and transforming the…
More Than 40 Food and Agriculture Groups Call for Tariff Adjustment
…Raimondo and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The letter comes as the Biden Administration undergoes the review process of tariffs, weighing the impact that a tariff adjustment could have on addressing…
Vilsack on Food Systems in Farm Bill
While announcing more funding intended to help the nation’s food supply chain and transforming the food system, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the administration views the next farm bill as…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made an announcement Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. on USDA’s framework for improving the food supply chain and transforming…
Biden Administration Makes Further Investments to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain
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Commodity Container Assistance Program Taking Applications
…products,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “While USDA’s per-container reimbursements will not cover the full cost of moving and storing shipping containers, the assistance provided will…
USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Natural Disaster Assistance to Producers
…catastrophic natural disasters,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “As the agriculture industry deals with new challenges and stressors, we at USDA look for opportunities to inject…
Industry Supports Alexis Taylor as Next USDA Undersecretary for Trade
…Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture and has also served as USDA’s Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service under the Obama administration. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack expressed…
Vilsack: ‘Don’t Lose Sight of Farm Families’
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made a plea to the Senate Ag Appropriations Committee in an effort to get help for the nation’s farmers and ranchers who…
More Than Two Million Acres Accepted into Conservation Reserve Program
…natural resources, and this announcement is just the first opportunity for producers to take advantage of the program,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement. “For farmers who have…
Dairy Industry Encourages Action to Address Supply Chain Problems
…pointed out the impact supply chain constraints are having on the dairy industry. In a letter sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Transpiration Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the groups recommend…
USDA Makes Earth Day Investment of Nearly $800 Million in Climate-Smart Infrastructure
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $800 million in climate-smart infrastructure (PDF, 587 KB) in 40 states,…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was joined by White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-2) to announce the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $420 million…
VofV: Farming’s Secret Weapon – California Community Colleges
…community colleges represent the largest system of education in the U.S. For instance, the AgTechX Ed workforce development program spearheaded by Western Growers and California Department of Food and Agriculture…