Tom Vilsack

Drought Impact is Widespread

Ag Issues & Insights, From the EditorBy Case IH July 17, 2012 Leave a comment

Weekend thundershowers provided limited and localized relief to a few Midwestern fields, but most of the Corn Belt remains in dire need of moisture, reports USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey. In fact, 30 percent of the U.S. corn crop was rated in very poor to poor condition early last week, according to the U.S. Department of…

More Than a “Farm Bill”

Ag Issues & InsightsBy Case IH July 10, 2012 1 Comment

Secretary Vilsack spoke to attendees at the American Seed Trade Association last month, and excerpts of his comments were used in this post. Background information was provided courtesy of Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc. In U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack’s office, if a certain piece of legislature is called the “Farm Bill,” a dollar fine is…