brownfieldnetwork.com - 1/14/2009
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It was a warm welcome to Washington, DC for Tom Vilsack this morning. The former Iowa governor and U.S. Department of Agriculture designee went before the Senate Ag Committee for his confirmation hearing.
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Not-so-tough row to hoe
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
By Tom Philpott Tom Vilsack, Obama's pick for USDA chief, made pleasant conversation Wednesday with his new (and old) best friends on the Senate Agriculture, Forestry, and Nutrition Committee. As a confirmation hearing, the event had about as much drama as a John Deere combine gliding through a vast field, harvesting corn. The process was smooth and efficient, and no one seemed to break a sweat. I watched much of the hearing live via a stream on the committee website. About the closest thing to genuine tension I saw came from Sen. Saxby Chambliss ...
Show Senator Pat Roberts that small farmers aren’t little GQ-reading dilettantes
The Ethicurean —
... Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack went before the Senate Agriculture Committee today to be confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture. Brownfield has a short recap of the run-of-the-mill comments, the ...
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