Tom Vilasck

USDA Funding to Strengthen the Specialty Crops Sector
USDA Funding to Strengthen the Specialty Crops Sector
USDA Funding to Strengthen the Specialty Crops Sector
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of new programs that will help farmers who grow fruits, vegetables, and nuts overcome market barriers for their products.  The programs will also help producers access necessary pre-market storage for their crops following severe weather events.   ...
Vilsack Rolls Out Food System Transformation
Vilsack Rolls Out Food System Transformation
Vilsack Rolls Out Food System Transformation
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced what he’s calling a new Food System Transformation Framework that builds on earlier programs and adds some new ones, to help producers, consumers and rural communities. The framework is aimed at lowering costs, boosting competition, and building supply chain resilience against COVID and Russia's war on Ukraine, and as the White House fights an uphill ba