Articles tagged under: Tom Vilsack

No Silver Bullet

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The ever-increasing cost of fertilizer was brought up in a House Agriculture Committee hearing. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the complexity of this situation. "There's no silver bullet, I wish there were and if there were, we'd certainly be…
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WHIP+ Details Coming in 1Q

Published January 17, 2022

During his address to the American Farm Bureau, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said the $10 billion WHIP+ program for 2020 and 2021 will be rolled out in the first quarter. A simplified application process is anticipated. There is no indication…
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Canada Increasing Dairy Market

Published January 5, 2022

The USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel has ruled Canada is unfairly restricting access to its market for U.S. dairy products. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the United States will now be able to sell more dairy products to Canada. "We're going…
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Biden Administration Resolves to Create a Level Playing Field

Published January 3, 2022

On Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden hosted a roundtable discussion on market consolidation with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. farmers and ranchers. Biden said in too many industries, a handful of giant companies dominate the…
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Top Story #6: A New Administration in Washington D.C.

Published December 30, 2021

President Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in office, including a review of the Trump administration’s environmental regulations. COVID recovery and climate change have also been priorities in the first year of the administration. In late February,…
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Bidn Offers Upbeat Supply Chain Assessment

Published December 23, 2021

In a meeting with his supply chain task force, President Joe Biden said a historic amount of goods is moving through the ports. "After working with our administration, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have nearly cut in…
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Ocean Carriers Asked to Help Container Issue

Published December 17, 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack are asking the world’s leading ocean carriers to help mitigate ag export disruptions. Ocean carriers are making fewer containers available for U.S. ag commodities, changing return dates and charging unfair fees.…
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Keeping U.S. Wheat Competitive

Published December 16, 2021

Eighteen U.S. Senators sent a letter this week to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai asking them to pursue a WTO case against India’s domestic support of wheat production. The letter says American farmers are operating…
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