Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was part of the G7 meetings over the weekend in Italy. Vilsack joined ag ministers from Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and the United Kingdom. “We’re very encouraged by the consensus and the synergy between what the U.S. is doing on a variety of fronts and what the G7 has suggested needs to be done in order to continue to approach the challenge of dealing with global food security, increasing agricultural production and at the same time making sure that small and mid-size farming operations can succeed, not just in the U.S. but around the world.” Vilsack was also part of bilateral talks with other ag ministers. That includes meetings with Japanese leaders about expanding trade for potatoes and sustainable aviation fuel. Trade protocols for beef and pork products were part of the discussion with European officials.
