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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Talks Farm Program Cuts, Beef to Japan and More in Anaheim with Reporters
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:43:13 CST
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack talked with reporters after his speech to the General Session of the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim on Friday. He addressed a variety of subjects in his almost thirty minutes with the media. The audio package we have for you includes his answers to several key subjects including:
His defense of what the Administration is proposing on cutting farm program payments- specifically what they want to do regarding direct payments.
Give and Take with a Nebraska Farm Broadcaster discussing what former Secretary Mike Johanns said about the Toyota recall and Japan's slowness in dealing with the US on allowing more beef into their country- Vilsack says the Obama Administration is doing better than the Bush Administration in that they agree with those in the industry are willing to work with Japan on incremental progress.
Vilsack talked about the DOJ/USDA workshops that begin in the coming week in Ankeny, Iowa to look at Competition Issues within agriculture.
Secretary Vilsack also answered a question about the shelving of the NAIS and where the agency is going to develop animal disease traceback in this country.
Click on the listen bar below to listen to comments on all of these subjects with Secretary Tom Vilsack in Anaheim on March 5, 2010.
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