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kristof.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/3/2009
Deputy "Secretary of Food"
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Nicholas Kristof calls for a reformer to be named deputy secretary of agriculture.
amesprogressive.org - 1/30/2009
Whither Agriculture?: Vilsack, USDA and Future Challenges
— amesprogressive.org — Frederick Kirschenmann is a distinguished fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University.... He is listed as one of the “Sustainable Dozen” by Food Democracy Now, an online petition to bring leaders in the sustainable ... (more) Whither Agriculture?: Vilsack, USDA and Future Challenges

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Agriculture Secretary in Talks to Raise Ethanol Blend (Update1)
bloomberg.com - 2/7/2009
Agriculture Secretary in Talks to Raise Ethanol Blend (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Agriculture Department is in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency about raising... the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. gasoline supply, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. About 21 percent of ... (more) Agriculture Secretary in Talks to Raise Ethanol Blend ...

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usda.gov - 2/6/2009
Release No. 0035.09
— usda.gov — WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that a new pilot project will... permit producers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to plant such vegetables as cucumbers, green peas, lima ... (more) Release No. 0035.09

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Grist - the Latest from Grist:  Action alert: Chuck Hassebrook

The Ethicurean:  Digest: Vilsack’s tightrope, the urban bounty, and a new era for “micro-farms”

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Action alert: Chuck Hassebrook
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... on ag reform, "Sustainable Dozen" member Chuck Hassebrook, Tom Vilsack's choice for deputy secretary, is having trouble getting through the Senate Ag committee. North Dakota's Kent Conrad (D) is trying to kill Hassebrook's nomination before it's even officially announced. Nick Kristof has the details here (h/t ...

Digest: Vilsack’s tightrope, the urban bounty, and a new era for “micro-farms”
The Ethicurean — ... Holding out hope for Hassebrook: Speaking of action, Nicholas Kristof hopes that Vilsack will confirm the rumor that he’s an open-minded reformer by supporting the nomination of Chuck Hassebrook from the Center for Rural Affairs - who echoes Obama’s call for farm subsidy reforms - as Deputy Secretary of the USDA. (New York Times) ...

More to Vilsack than meets the eye?
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... Astonishingly, this back-room brawl in what used to be a back-water agency has gotten high-profile attention. NYT pundit Nicholas Kristof weighed in on his blog recently. ...

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