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USDA Drops ‘Socially Disadvantaged’ Policy

Published July 11, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has officially ended the use of racial and gender preferences in USDA programs, unless explicitly required by Congress. The policy change is part of the Trump administration’s push to eliminate what it calls “leftover Biden discrimination.”…

Vilsack Returns to Iowa

Published January 29, 2025

Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will take over as the chief executive officer of the World Food Prize Foundation. Vilsack succeeds another former Iowa governor, Terry Branstad, in the role. Vilsack’s official start date is March 1.

The Only Three-Term Agriculture Secretary

Published December 21, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has served 12 years in that role, longer than any other person. Vilsack led USDA during the Obama and Biden administrations. "I'm just extraordinarily proud of the work that we did, a consistency of commitment to very…

Vilsack Promotes Climate-Smart Ag

Published November 19, 2024

At the COP29 Food, Ag and Water Day, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained how climate-smart practices can help small farms. “Now instead of one source of income, that tiny amount from each commodity item, you have an environmental payment. You…

Running Out of Time

Published October 25, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is sounding the alarm over the farm bill. "We're quickly running out of time this fall for this Congress to come together to address the farm bill in a bipartisan way," Vilsack said in a call with…

Democratic Contenders for USDA Post

Published October 22, 2024

If Vice President Harris moves to the Oval Office, Politico said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack could remain in that role. Vilsack is already one of the longest-serving cabinet officials in decades, but has not ruled out the possibility. USDA Deputy…

G7 Ag Ministerial Wraps Up

Published September 30, 2024

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…

H5N1 Relief Available for Affected Dairy Herds

Published June 30, 2024

Dairy farmers who suffer milk losses due to the H5N1 virus in their herds are being made eligible for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said this assistance will offset…

Impacts of H5N1

Published June 18, 2024

The H5N1 virus continues to impact the dairy industry and the poultry industry that it originated from. Both industries have different ways of dealing with the virus. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack acknowledges the differences in the ways that the virus…

USDA Launches Pilot Program to Protect Animal Ag Sector

Published May 30, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has approved an additional $824 million in emergency funding to respond to H5N1 in the U.S. dairy herd. The money will launch a new voluntary pilot program to give dairy farmers more options to monitor the…

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USDA Drops ‘Socially Disadvantaged’ Policy

Vilsack Returns to Iowa

The Only Three-Term Agriculture Secretary

Vilsack Promotes Climate-Smart Ag

Running Out of Time

Democratic Contenders for USDA Post

G7 Ag Ministerial Wraps Up

H5N1 Relief Available for Affected Dairy Herds

Impacts of H5N1

USDA Launches Pilot Program to Protect Animal Ag Sector

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