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Baucus on USDA Aid for Montana Farmers

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:55:54 GMT

December 2, 2009 -- (Washington, D.C.) – Keeping with his promise to keep pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack until agriculture disaster assistance is available to Montana’s ranchers and farmers, Montana’s senior U.S. Senator...
Source: All American Patriots

Quoted in 'Watersheds included in initiative'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:19:11 GMT

Tom Vilsack said in The Monroe News Star:

The USDA is committed to working cooperatively with agricultural producers, partner organizations and state and local agencies to improve water quality and the quality of life for the tens of millions of people who live in the Mississippi River Basin

Vilsack: Climate bill to be boon to farmers

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:51:51 GMT

Farm practices that could qualify as offsets include no-till farming, which is less disruptive of carbon-absorbing soils, and the installation of digesters on hog-waste lagoons or at dairy operations to trap methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Source: The Hill

Vilsack: Copenhagen is about leadership, not just climate change

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:09:40 GMT

When American dignitaries arrive in Copenhagen next week to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference the nation will be signaling much more than its commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom...
Source: Iowa Independent

U.S. climate bill to benefit farmers: USDA

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:39:02 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial benefits from climate change legislation for U.S. farmers will greatly outweigh any additional costs they face from measures limiting greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on...
Source: Reuters

Pitcher pursues farm policy in the offseason Off mound, pitcher pursues farm policy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:33:28 GMT

WASHINGTON — An e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engineering, 3.8 college GPA, 1520 SATs. opportunity to...
Source: Monterey County Herald

EPA punts on raising ethanol “blend wall”

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:18:05 GMT

I have been following the Great Ethanol Blend Wall fight for some time. In a nutshell, ethanol companies have been struggling mightily during the recession.
Source: Grist

ND Disaster Declaration For Counties Impacted By Severe Weather Approved

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:21:03 GMT

November 27, 2009 -- BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Governor John Hoeven today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved the governor’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Declaration covering weather-related crop...
Source: All American Patriots

USDA Disaster Declaration Approved for Louisiana Parishes

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:09:49 GMT

Nov 30, 2009 -- BATON ROUGE – Today, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared 53 parishes as primary natural disaster areas and ten parishes as contiguous disaster areas due to a combination...
Source: All American Patriots

Quoted in 'WINDMILL: Ag broadcasters get to catch up at recent convention gives old friends a chance to catch up'

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:40:34 GMT

said in GoSanAngelo:

I have had the distinct pleasure of working with 13 Secretaries of Agriculture in my years at USDA, starting with Secretary Earl L. Butz and concluding with Secretary Tom Vilsack ... During my time (at USDA), I have shared in the responsibility of communicating agriculture to citizens of this nation and to people around the world.

Photo from AP Photo

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:55:55 GMT

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, left, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, second from left, U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman, second right, and Zhejiang Provincial Gov.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:08:56 GMT

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (L), serves a meal to pupils of Stara School and rescue centre in Nairobi's Kibera slum, August 4, 2009. The U.S. is adopting an all-inclusive approach to Africa's chronic food shortages, Vilsack said on Tuesday.

Fmr. Gov. Tom Vilsack: Why Didn't He Say It To His Face?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:11:33 GMT