g7 meeting

USDA's enhanced animal disease traceability rule, including visual and electronic identification tags for cattle and bison, is scheduled to go into effect early next month.  Some stakeholders have expressed privacy concerns, but Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack doesn’t think producers need to be worried.   “I don...

The Agriculture ministers of the G7 nations met in Italy this weekend.   “We have a shared goal which is at the end of the day I'm more productive resilience and more sustainable agriculture and food system," noted Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack.  He added not ...

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack will be leading a delegation to Japan this weekend for the G7 Agricultural Ministers Meeting.   Vilsack says there is a lot of issues to discuss including, “Our smart agricultural alliance and our focus on trying to make sure that we are adjusting and mitigating to a changing climate. Opportunities ...