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usda.gov - 2/13/2009

Release No. 0042.09

— usda.gov — WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2009 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today "broke pavement" on the inaugural USDA The... People's Garden during a ceremony on the grounds of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham ... (more) Release No. 0042.09

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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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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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Digest: Vilsack’s tightrope, the urban bounty, and a new era for “micro-farms”
The Ethicurean — Music to our ears: USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who some in the good-food movement have blasted for his ties to agribusiness, sounds a sweet note by calling for a “new day” for the agency in which it serves both farmers and the nation’s 300 million eaters. Is it all talk, or will we see some action? (Washington Post) 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 ...

Prepping the Soil
Grist - the Latest from Grist — By Tom Laskawy There was some curiosity as to what stance U.S. Department of Agriculture chief Tom Vilsack would take in his speech this week before the National Association of Wheat Growers. Surprisingly, he came as the bearer of bad tidings. According to this report: Vilsack called on farmers to accept the political reality that U.S. farm program direct payments are under fire both at home and abroad and therefore farmers should develop other sources of income. In his remarks to the groups he said he intends to promote a far more diversified income base for the farm sector, saying that windmills and biofuels should definitely be part of the income mix ...