ETTRICK - Virginia State University is a "catalyst and conveyer" in the community, Tom Vilsack, secretary of agriculture, said during a visit to the university Tuesday. Vilsack met with university and local leaders, farmers and students during a visit to promote President Barack Obama's moves to bolster farmers and the rural economy. Vilsack, former governor of Iowa, lunched with university officials then hosted a 30-person roundtable discussion while on campus.
This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft final rule as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Vermont Governor James Douglas appointed Roger Allbee as Secretary of Agriculture, Foods and Markets on January 1 last year. Allbee had most recently served as the State Executive Director of Farm Agency Services in Vermont.
Members Sign Letter to Vilsack, Praising Leadership but Cautioning Against Divisive Measures WASHINGTON, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Dairy Foods Association CEO Connie Tipton, in a letter sent yesterday and signed by nearly 40 member companies, urged Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack to implement nearly all of the reforms recommended by the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee but urged him not to endorse any proposal to manipulate milk supplies or manage industry growth.
More than 30 CEOs and Other Leaders Sign Letter to Vilsack, Praising Leadership but Cautioning Against Divisive Measures WASHINGTON, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders of more than 30 companies, all members of the International Dairy Foods Association, urged Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack to implement nearly all of the reforms recommended by the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee but urged him not to endorse any proposal to manipulate milk supplies or manage industry growth in a letter sent yesterday.
The Obama administration issued an extraordinary public apology Wednesday and offered to reinstate a federal official who was fired over a misleading snippet of video posted on a conservative Web site. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who said the decision to fire Shirley Sherrod was his, spoke to her by phone to apologize and to ask if she would return to the Agriculture Department.
This document notifies the public as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) two draft final rules. The first final rule is entitled: ``Pesticides; Microbial Pesticide Definitions and Applicability; Clarification and Availability of Test Guideline''; and the second is entitled: ``Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of the Pesticide Applicator Certificate with the Underlying State or Tribal Certificate Final Rule''. The draft regulatory documents are not available to the public until after they have been signed and made available by EPA.
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