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Opening Statement of Thomas J. Vilsack Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture – Remarks as Delivered

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2022: Thank you, Madam Chair. I certainly appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning and I appreciate the attention of the committee members as well. Let me start with a very important and, I think, significant statistic about the ag appropriations process: non-Defense...

Prepared Written Statement by Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary United States Department of Agriculture Before the Surface Transportation Board EP 770: Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service

Chairman Oberman, Vice Chairman Shultz, and Members Fuchs, Primus, and Hedlund—the Department of Agriculture appreciates your holding this hearing. We are grateful for the opportunity to provide a perspective on the challenges the agricultural sector faces with respect to rail transportation. I’m Dr...

Verbal Statement by Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary United States Department of Agriculture Before the Surface Transportation Board EP 770: Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service

Chairman Oberman, Vice Chairman Shultz, and Members of the Board—the Department of Agriculture appreciates your holding this hearing and for the opportunity to provide a perspective on the challenges the agricultural sector faces with respect to rail transportation. I’m Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy...

Secretary Vilsack’s Announcement of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program – Remarks as Delivered

To watch the recording, please view the Secretary Vilsack Highlights Biden-Harris Administration Work to Combat Climate Change video. JEFFERSON CITY, MO, February 7, 2022: Thank you, folks. Thank you. President Moseley, thank you very much for a kind introduction and a great history lesson about...

Remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Forum on Innovation in Agriculture

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 SECRETARY THOMAS VILSACK: Well, I want to thank Tom Donahue and former secretary Margaret Spellings for giving us this opportunity. So you know, it's sometimes difficult in this town to get folk's attention on agriculture, but I really appreciate the chamber giving us...

Remarks by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack at 2012 Farm Journal Forum as Capstone Keynote Speaker

Moderated by Andy Webber, CEO of Farm Journal Media SECRETARY VILSACK: Andy, it could have been worse. You could have told me you were a Ravens fan. [Laughter.] SECRETARY VILSACK: But after last weekend, that's nothing. It was good. It was the way it was supposed to be. God intended that game. Well...

Press Briefing with Secretary Vilsack and Chief Tidwell on U.S. Forests Continuing to Create Jobs and Boost Economy Through Tourism, Restoration Efforts and Wood-to-Energy Initiatives, and Nanocellulosic Breakthroughs

MODERATOR: Good day, and welcome to today's live broadcast from the USDA Radio Studios in Washington, D.C., featuring the Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Tom Tidwell. Reporters and members of the media, if you wish to ask the Secretary or the Chief a...

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Obama Administration Efforts to Assist Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Drought

MODERATOR: Good day, and welcome to today's live broadcast from the USDA radio studios in Washington, D.C., featuring the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. Reporters and members of the media, if you wish to ask the Secretary a question after opening remarks, please press Star/1 on your...

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

MR. CARNEY: Thank you very much. Welcome, everybody, to the White House for your daily briefing. As I think you had advanced warning of, I have with me today the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack. As you know, he briefed the President today on the drought that is affecting a significant portion...

USDA Press Conference with Secretary Tom Vilsack on Improvements to Disaster Assistance

Audio MODERATOR: Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us for today's press call. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is here in the studio with me, and he is going to be announcing disaster assistance improvements and support for farmers affected by extreme weather. To get in on this...