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The availability of E15 will increase America's energy security and spur additional job creation ... The Obama Administration has an 'all-of-the-above' to promoting domestic energy security, and increasing the percentage of ethanol to be blended with gasoline will help boost economic growth while lessening the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
The availability of E15 will increase America's energy security and spur additional job creation ... The Obama Administration has an 'all-of-the-above' to promoting domestic energy security, and increasing the percentage of ethanol to be blended with gasoline will help boost economic growth while lessening the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
When we get to 36 billion gallons, that's going to be mean that we will be importing fewer barrels of oil ... That means that the wealth that we are currently transferring into those countries that don't necessarily agree with us and are from an unstable part of the world can be redirected into creating rural opportunities and jobs.More quotes »
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USDA to help thousands of rural homeowners
-- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Florida on Friday to discuss a United States Department of Agriculture pilot loan program that could help tens of thousands of rural homeowners in 19 states.The program, which was first announced Feb. 1, allows Read more »
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USDA Community Facilities Program Supports Job Growth Across America
today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released a report highlighting the ways in which Community Facilities infrastructure investments in rural communities help create jobs and boost economic development, and Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager announced 3:29 PM from U.S. Department of Agriculture Read more »
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Haslam requests assistance for Hancock, Hawkins farmers
Hancock and Hawkins counties due to April's freeze. Haslam made the request in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. A secretarial designation would make farmers eligible to apply for lost income recovery, low-interest loans and other disaster 5/30/12 from WBIR Read more »
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Gov't expanding E. coli tests in meat
while more people have been sickened by other strains found in foods such as lettuce and ground beef. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the change is needed to protect Americans from foodborne illnesses. "We cannot ignore the evidence that these pathogens 5/30/12 from KansasCity.com Read more »
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Satirical newspaper, The Onion, pokes fun at corn-obsessed Tom Vilsack
Vilsack focuses on corn and other issues all day as secretary of agriculture. Now it appears the former Iowa governor dreams about them as well. The satirical newspaper, The Onion, posted online Wednesday a piece about how Vilsack recently woke up from a nightmare from Des Moines Register Read more »
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Mike Wiser wrote a new blog post: Vilsack says U.S. must prepare for veterans
MOINES — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack touted government programs aimed at aiding returning veterans during a stop Friday in Des Moines. Vilsack, a former Iowa governor, said the country is on the verge of seeing “an explosion” in the numbers of from The Gazette Read more »
