Topic: Tom Vilsack
Reuters Environmental Online Report | 2010-03-01 01:58:47
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government will maximize enrollment in the land-idling Conservation Reserve, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a policy that would reduce U.S. cropland by 1.5 percent if successful. The amount of land involved, around 5 million acres, could produce more than 150 million bushels of wheat, 200 million bushels of soybeans or 700 million bushels of ...
AFP American Edition | 2010-02-18 23:10:48
<div><p>The US government reached Thursday a historic 1.25-billion-dollar settlement with black farmers who were discriminated against when they tried to get loans and other assistance.</p><p>The settlement puts to rest a class-action lawsuit launched in 1997 by thousands of African-American farmers left out of programs because of ...
AP News | 2010-02-09 14:16:43
President Barack Obama signs a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom ...
AP News | 2010-02-08 18:54:10
<div id="subtitle">Agriculture Secretary Vilsack pushes ambitious school nutrition plan, targets sugary snacks</div><div><p>The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.</p><p> ...
