Vilsack says safety net, rural grants needed in next farm bill

WASHINGTON — Despite his earlier statements that the Obama administration would let Congress write the next farm bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack commented Oct. 3 and 4 on several sections of the bill, while there were indications that congressional leaders are preparing for the supercommittee in charge of deficit reduction to take some action on agriculture.

By: Jerry Hagstrom, Special to Agweek