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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...

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...

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...

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...

SECRETARY VILSACK: I want to wish everyone a good morning this morning, and I want to welcome you all to the 2012 Ag Outlook Forum. We are honored today to be joined as Deputy Secretary Merrigan indicated, by seven former Secretaries of Agriculture. It was planned to be an eighth former Secretary...

WASHINGTON, February 17, 2012- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today addressed the House Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies: "Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before...

DES MOINES, IOWA, February 16, 2012 –Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today addressed the opening session of the US-China Agriculture Symposium: "Thank you all for being here. It's an honor to welcome Vice President Xi back to Iowa and the entire Chinese delegation, including my dear and old friend...

NUREMBERG, February 15, 2012 - Every Generation has the sacred duty of handing over unimpaired to the next generation the heritage of a fertile soil. These are the prophetic words of Sir Albert Howard that have inspired me, and all of us who have worked in, and on behalf of, organic agriculture...

WASHINGTON, February 15, 2012- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: "Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Committee, I am pleased to have this opportunity to discuss economic development and the impact of renewable...