Tom Vilsack

USDA Announces Appointments to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council

December 26, 2024 The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC)

The council is composed of 21 members, including 12 growers (four regional representatives and eight representatives from the top eight highbush blueberry-producing states); four importers; four exporters; and one public member. In addition to each council member, an alternate member is also appointed. Council members and their alternates are appointed to three-year terms and can be reappointed for one additional three-year term. …

USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains

October 10, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA is issuing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to seek comment on several possible interventions to develop new benchmarks as AMA base prices and approaches to trading when using benchmarks.  …

USDA Invests More Than $11 Million to Support Resiliency in U.S. Dairy Industry

October 9, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. …

National Fisheries Institute’s Robert DeHaan Reappointed to Government Trade Advisory Committee  

August 5, 2024 National Fisheries Institute

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announce the reappointment of Robert DeHaan to USDA’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee that covers trade in animal products. DeHaan is the Chief Counsel and Executive Vice President at the National Fisheries Institute.  …

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $110 Million in Meat and Poultry Processing to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Increase Competition, and Lower Food Costs

July 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American food supply chains, increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, create more, new and better markets for producers, and lower food costs. …