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‘Still One of the Best Years on Record’

Published November 30, 2023

Net farm income is forecast to total just over $151 billion this year. That’s down from 2022 net income of nearly $183 billion. USDA’s Economic Research Service made this forecast. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a statement, saying farm income…

Market Access Sought in WTO Ministerial

Published November 11, 2023

Ahead of next year’s World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, 30 major U.S. farm organizations have asked the Biden Administration to take a proactive approach to agricultural trade negotiations. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Agriculture Secretary…

Vilsack Receives Honorary FFA American Degree

Published November 2, 2023

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack received the Honorary American FFA Degree at the National FFA Convention. Vilsack also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National FFA organization’s Chief Executive Officer Scott Stump to emphasize a commitment to agriculture youth. "These young…

Animal Welfare Standards Included in USDA Organic Rule

Published October 26, 2023

USDA’s new standards for Organic Livestock and Poultry Production include strong language dealing with animal welfare. To qualify for the organic label, poultry must have access to the outdoors and pigs must have adequate space to move freely. Agriculture Secretary…

Vilsack Announces $2.3 Billion Trade Investment

Published October 24, 2023

USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a $2.3 billion investment to boost trade promotion and fund a regional agricultural promotion program meant to diversity export markets for U.S. ag products. Vilsack says with so much uncertainty in Congress, this will…

Foreign Farmland Purchases Under Scrutiny

Published September 28, 2023

Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland is being described as a threat to national security. At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, South Dakota Senator John Thune said USDA should have a larger role in overseeing foreign ownership of farmland. Earlier in…

Vilsack Visits Farm Progress Show

Published August 31, 2023

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was at the Farm Progress Show where he spoke about fertilizer initiatives to support fertilizer production plants in the U.S. "We're learning more about how to efficiently use fertilizer. There is some indication that as much…

A Stern Warning for Brazil

Published August 11, 2023

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is demanding timely reporting of cattle diseases, especially BSE. Earlier this year, Brazil reported two cases of atypical BSE two months after the disease was discovered. Vilsack said beef trade between the two countries is dependent…

Vilsack Defends RFS Decision

Published June 27, 2023

While announcing plans to increase the availability of domestic biofuels, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was asked about the recent EPA decision on renewable fuel obligations for the next three years. Vilsack said EPA’s announcement represents the largest biofuels production target…

Vilsack’s MN Visit Canceled by DC Flight Grounding

Published June 26, 2023

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was scheduled to be in Minnesota today to make several announcements about biofuels. However, issues with the air traffic control communications system grounded flights out of the Washington, D.C. area and prevented travel. As an alternative,…

Articles tagged under: Tom Vilsack

‘Still One of the Best Years on Record’

Market Access Sought in WTO Ministerial

Vilsack Receives Honorary FFA American Degree

Animal Welfare Standards Included in USDA Organic Rule

Vilsack Announces $2.3 Billion Trade Investment

Foreign Farmland Purchases Under Scrutiny

Vilsack Visits Farm Progress Show

A Stern Warning for Brazil

Vilsack Defends RFS Decision

Vilsack’s MN Visit Canceled by DC Flight Grounding

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