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After I posted yesterday on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's push for using scannable codes to provide consumers with information on food ingredients from genetically modified crops, Ben Grossman - Cohen of the anti-poverty group Oxfam International sent a reaction that merits publication as a «Your Dot» contribution.

The focus of her search in the final days also centers on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, according to several Democrats close to the process, confident either Kaine or Vilsack would fit her chief criteria of being a strong governing partner and ready for the presidency.

Not exact matches

Perdue, the Secretary of Agriculture for the Trump Administration, has been named the State of the Union designated survivor for 2018, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.

On April 12, Mr. Ryan spearheaded the drafting of a letter signed by the entire Wisconsin congressional delegation to the Commerce Secretary, the acting U.S. Trade Representative and the acting Agriculture Secretary.

One day after Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters he gets on his knees every day and prays for rain, the Council for Secular Humanism - a leading atheist group - accused the Obama administration of sending the wrong message to farmers caught in one of the worst droughts in decades.

In those cases the court deferred to the judgment of the Air Force that the free - exercise claim of a Jewish officer who wore his yarmulke on duty could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of correctional authorities that the free - exercise claim of a Black Muslim to attend Friday afternoon religious services could not be accommodated; it deferred to the judgment of the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service that building a logging road through a national forest was necessary despite the damage to religious practices of Native American tribes in that area; it deferred to the Internal Revenue Service's ruling that Bob Jones University was not entitled to tax exemption because of its religiously motivated rule against interracial dating and marriage on campus; it deferred to the judgment of the secretary of labor that a religious community must pay its members the minimum wage for work they performed in the group's business although the members said they had religious objections to being paid for their work.

Explaining the U.S. government's negative response to the urgent call from Rome for an emergency commitment of 1 million additional tons of grain to help close the 8 - to -12-million-ton gap, Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz said, «It would have a bullish effect on the market.»

The Board, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, is focused on increasing demand by promoting the freshness, flavor, nutritional benefits, and culinary versatility of American Lamb.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

A network of organizations opposing genetically - modified organisms (GMOs) on Wednesday made an appeal to agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol to provide sustainable agricultural production and safe food for Filipinos.

Jennifer Taylor Farmer: Glenwood, Georgia Jennifer Taylor is an associate professor in the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) and served on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the Honorable Tom Vilsack January, 2011 — January, 2016.

Helena, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Forman will participate in a roundtable discussion next weekend on the economic importance of wine exports and agrAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Forman will participate in a roundtable discussion next weekend on the economic importance of wine exports and agricultureagriculture...

Prof Bailey is a former chief economist for the US senate committee on agriculture, nutrition and forestry, and deputy under - secretary of agriculture, and was also chair of agribusiness at Massey University for 13 years.

As a member of the ATAC for Trade in Processed Foods and ITAC 16, Jack provided recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative on U.S. trade policy matters important to frozen food makers and distributors.

The committee advises the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture on administration of the California Organic Program, which enforces national organic standards in California.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement from Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on national food waste reduction goals as announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and EPA:

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the announcement that President - elect Trump will nominate Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A Memorandum of Agreement was signed on August 2 in Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, by IRRI Director General Matthew Morell and Hon. Secretary S.K. Pattanayak of the Indian Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.

She is an experienced organic veteran, having been appointed to a five - year term on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak, with her final role as board chair from 2015 — 2016.

rd, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, is focused on increasing demand by promoting the freshness, flavor, nutritional benefits, and culinary versatility of American Lamb.

The meeting is being convened to examine the full spectrum of fruit and vegetable industry issues and to provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can tailor programs and services to better meet the needs of the U.S. produce industry.

Animals Australia has written to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture seeking answers as to why Emanuel Exports hasn't had their export licence suspended — given the extensive evidence of non-compliance with regulations on ships, and their track record of regulatory breaches in importing countries.

The preparation of this document involved a number of experts drawn from international institutions, research institutes, universities and non-governmental organizations who worked under the guidance of Nadia El - Hage Scialabba, Secretary of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Organic Agriculture.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) established the Committee in 2001, to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and to provide suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs.

«The United States enjoys the most productive and abundant food supply on earth, but too much of this food goes to waste,» said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

«We congratulate Governor Perdue on his selection as the next Secretary of Agriculture.

Responding to a Tribune article on fraud risks in the federal free - lunch program, Sen. Dick Durbin on Friday sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking what his department will do to «bolster eligibility verification measures» in the program.

So instead of worrying about DeVos, we really should be focusing on: (1) Congressional Republicans, who've already shown great enthusiasm for weakening the nutrition standards for school meals and limiting their accessibility to low - income kids (see my Civil Eats piece, «3 Things You Need to Know About the House School Food Bill «-RRB-; (2) the as - yet - unscheduled confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue, during which we're likely to get more information on how he views the NSLP; and (3) whoever eventually is appointed Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, the USDA official directly in charge of child nutrition programs.

And our Big Government - hating new Agriculture Secretary is currently attempting to return deep fat fryers to our schools, an effort which scored big points for him on Fox News but might be a tad less beneficial for the 36 % of kids in my state who are already overweight or obese.

As I shared on social media last week, President Donald Trump has filled his Secretary of Agriculture post, the last of his open cabinet positions.

«The more we can reinforce the right set of choices and encourage the right set of choices, the greater the chances are that we will get a handle on obesity,» U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told «Good Morning America.»

Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently toured a CPS school garden at the Academy for Global Citizenship on the Soutagriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, recently toured a CPS school garden at the Academy for Global Citizenship on the SoutAgriculture, recently toured a CPS school garden at the Academy for Global Citizenship on the Southwest Side.

At the 2011 School Nutrition Association national convention in Nashville today, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced a comprehensive, groundbreaking report on the current state of farm to school efforts around the country.

In a statement on March 22, 2012, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety Elisabeth A. Hagen stated that «The process used to produce LFTB is safe and has been used for a very long time.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday celebrated and defended the Trump administration's recent controversial move to relax some of the school - nutrition standards championed by former first lady Michelle Obama.

On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed the School Nutrition Association at the organization's annual national conference in Atlanta.

THE CUPCAKES ARE SAFE: The Department of Agriculture does not intend its proposed rules on the marketing or sale of junk foods in schools to prohibit class treats, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a hearing held by the House appropriations agriculture subcommitAgriculture does not intend its proposed rules on the marketing or sale of junk foods in schools to prohibit class treats, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a hearing held by the House appropriations agriculture subcommitAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a hearing held by the House appropriations agriculture subcommitagriculture subcommittee Friday.

The state board of education in Florida also has been considering such a move, but recently was asked by the state's newly appointed agriculture secretary to put that decision on hold pending further study.

Or the fact that my state's Agriculture Secretary, Sid Miller (once voted the second most - conservative member in the Texas legislature — no easy feat), managed to vault himself onto the national stage just by attacking a (nonexistent) ban on birthday cupcakes in Texas schools.

If my schedule permits, I'm going to try to get on a media call later today with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the new school food rules.

It came on his 2,338 th day as United States Secretary of Agriculture.

The presidential hopefuls, Ms Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, former Chairperson of the party and daughter of Ghana's first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, a former General Secretary of the party, Mr Bright Oblitei Akwetey, who has twice contested for the flag - bearer position, and Mr Agyapong, a businessman, were quizzed by the moderator, Prof. Kwame Karikari, on issues on the Ghanaian economy, industrialisation, agriculture and health in the country's first - ever inter-party presidential debate sponsored by TV Africa.

He went on to be a special adviser to Douglas Hogg, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and worked at 10 Downing Street as well as for Prime Minister John Major's campaign team in the party's unsuccessful 1997 general election campaign, before becoming a speechwriter and political secretary to Major's successor as party leader, William Hague.

In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).

While briefing the Governor on the project, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agric, Dr Shakirudeen Olayiwola said the farm started in 2012 and it was copied from the Songhai model of farming which mainly are organic agriculture, zero waste agriculture and training.

Bruce Babbitt, who as governor signed Arizona's 1980 groundwater act and later served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, attributes the state's retreat on groundwater conservation to the powerful agriculture and development lobbies.

Nina V. Fedoroff, science adviser to the Secretary of State and the Agency for International Development, said that proposals for centers of excellence «have been bubbling up from several different directions» with emphasis on issues such as agriculture and public health.

U.S. secretary of agriculture Ed Schafer called on participants at the summit to consider the use of biotechnology to grow crops with higher yields that are capable of resisting assaults from inclement weather, disease or pests.