Articles Tagged with ''Tom Vilsack''

USDA and the White House will host selected farm groups for meetings today with government officials to discuss the Biden administration’s key ag and rural investments. 

In this joint opinion piece, Kip Tom and Nicole Montna Van Vleck, chair and vice chair of U.S. Agriculture Partnership Fund's board of directors, highlight local ballot issues that could have far-reaching, negative impacts on agriculture. 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Saturday that the Biden administration has no plans to intervene to stop a dockworker strike. He also told reporters lawmakers need to “get practical” in their farm bill negotiations.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is encouraged by congressional talks aimed at getting a farm bill passed this year and urged lawmakers to be “practical” as they iron our disagreements over reference prices and nutrition assistance.

USDA first learned about delays in deliveries to tribal, senior food assistance programs in May, but senior staff, including Secretary Tom Vilsack were not informed until late July, he told lawmakers Wednesday. 

A handful of lawmakers who represent agricultural districts are locked in tight re-election races that determine control of the House next year. They include Iowa’s 3^rd District, held by first-term GOP Rep. Zach Nunn, who’s being challenged by a former USDA appointee with the backing of Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Banning the use of foreign biofuel feedstocks such as used cooking oil for a new tax credit could result in retaliation against U.S. farm exports, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.

The National Farmers Union and USDA will work together to improve customer service at Farm Service Agency county offices, according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed Monday.

Two House subcommittees will look into into the food shortages that have plagued tribal communities throughout the summer. The House Ag subcommittee that oversees nutrition programs and the House Ag Appropriations Subcommittee have scheduled a joint hearing for next Wednesday. 

USDA has approved field trials to test a vaccine to prevent avian flu from infecting dairy cows, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday.