VILSACK
Vilsack urges strategy in political fights
By Jerry Hagstrom , December 17, 2012
HSUS files lawsuit against Vilsack
Some pork industry officials say a lawsuit filed by an animal welfare organization involving the purchase of a famous promotion slogan amounts to “bullying.”By Mikkel Pates , October 01, 2012
Vilsack speaks at DNC
By Jerry Hagstrom, Special to Agweek , September 10, 2012
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Falkirk farmers selling assetsBy Agweek staff and wire reports , June 11, 2012
USDA says it will close 259 offices
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will close 259 domestic offices, labs and other facilities as part of an effort to save $150 million per year, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 9.By Michael J. Crumb , January 09, 2012
Vilsack will be at Big Iron
WEST FARGO, N.D. - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be a special guest at the 30th Annual Big Iron Farm Show. Vilsack has accepted an invitation from the Red River Farm Network to participate in a question and answer session at RRFN's Issues and Events Center Tuesday, September 14th. The one-hour seminar begins at 11:30 a.m.September 07, 2010
US wants quick start to beef talks with Japan
By Tomoko A. Hosaka , April 09, 2010
Vilsack stresses need to restart Japan-U.S. beef dialogue
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack suggested Wednesday that restarting talks on U.S. beef imports, subject to prolonged restrictions because of concerns over mad cow disease, will take priority on his visit to Japan.April 07, 2010
Obama makes his picks
WASHINGTON — Major farm groups are praising President Obama’s March 27 decision to appoint Michael Punke, a former aide to Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., as deputy U.S. trade representative and head of the Trade Representative’s Geneva office and two other officials whose nominations had been held up in the Senate.By Jerry Hagstrom , April 05, 2010
Vilsack hopes to open beef talks in Japan
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who is traveling to Japan April 5 to 9 to Japan, says he hopes to make progress on expanding beef exports to Japan by listening to the Japanese more than Bush administration negotiators did.By Jerry Hagstrom , April 05, 2010
Vilsack appears with Peterson in Minnesota
MARSHALL, Minn. — In Minnesota’s 7th District, agriculture is dominated by corn, soybeans, turkeys and sugar beets, but it is the “local foods” issue — organic vegetables, fruit and grass-fed beef — that brought Tom Vilsack for his first visit as agriculture secretary.By Mikkel Pates , February 23, 2010
Visack proposes biodiesel tax credit restoration
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Feb. 18 called on Congress to re-establish the expired biodiesel tax credit. Vilsack praised the biodiesel tax credit as a job creator in rural America in his address to USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum.By Jerry Hagstrom , February 23, 2010
U.S. Agricultural Secretary wants to build markets and infrastructure for locally grown foods industry
By Tom Cherveny , February 17, 2010
'Dirt under the nails'
REGENT — Help out North Dakota’s farmers, that’s what Regent fourth-generation farmer Aaron Krauter said he hopes to accomplish as the new state director for the federal Farm Service Agency.August 01, 2009
Former Iowa governor says he won't be next Ag Secretary
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack says he won't be the next Agriculture Secretary, according to a report on the Des Moines Register Web site on Sunday night.November 24, 2008
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