by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 12, 2021 | News
The USDA will spend half a billion dollars to help establish smaller-scale meat processing plants to compete with the four major corporations that dominate the industry. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement in Council Bluffs. “It’s...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 22, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says through the end of September, there will be a 15% increase in federal food assistance. “It will provide additional help and assistance for struggling families,” Vilsack says. “To give you a sense of this, a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 24, 2021 | News
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has been confirmed to serve again as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack, who is 70, was Ag Secretary during all eight years of the Obama Administration. On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Senate voted 92-7 to confirm Vilsack’s...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 2, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack’s nomination to be U.S. Ag Secretary is moving to the full Senate after an Ag Committee hearing today on his second stint in the job. “It’s not lost on me ironically that this is Ground Hog Day and I realize that I am...
by Matt Kelley | Feb 2, 2021 | News, Politics & Government
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley introduced former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to members of the Senate Agriculture Committee in a hearing today on Vilsack’s nomination as U.S. Ag Secretary. Grassley says he’s “heard nothing negative” from fellow...