Category: Tom Vilsack

LIVE 9:30 AM ET: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Testifies to Senate Committee’s Oversight Hearing

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies to a Senate committee in a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture” at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 16. …


LIVE NOW: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Testifies to Senate Committee’s Oversight Hearing

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies to a Senate committee in a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture” at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 16. …


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Testifies to Senate Committee’s Oversight Hearing

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies to a Senate committee in a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture” at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 16. …


Farmers Urge Collaboration, Not Top-Down Environmental Regulation

NEOSHO, Wis.—Farmer Tony Peirick of Dodge County, Wisconsin, said he used to see as adversaries those trying to impose environmental regulations on farmers. “We were like water and oil. We never got along,” he told The Epoch Times. For him, it was about butting heads with a local lake association that wanted to regulate practices on surrounding farms. In rural America at large, tension…


US Senate Confirms Tom Vilsack as Biden’s Agriculture Secretary

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture, returning the former Iowa governor to the job he held under ex-President Barack Obama. The 100-member Senate approved Vilsack 92-7. He needed a simple majority in the Democratic-controlled chamber to be confirmed. As secretary of the sprawling department, Vilsack will oversee…


Senate Confirms Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary

On Feb. 23, the U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He has said he’s committed to advancing President Joe Biden’s climate agenda within the agricultural sector. He has also said he will prioritize nutrition equity and equity for farmers of color, echoing another of Biden’s top priorities, racial equity. Vilsack will be responsible for getting food out to needy families as prescribed in…