Tagged: tom vilsack

Politics & Government
6:23 pm
Mon August 6, 2012

Vilsack and Stabenow urge investment in "bio-economy," Farm Bill

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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Ford headquarters in Dearborn Monday.

He was there, along with Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and members of the United Soybean Board, to visit a Ford research lab and make a broader push for more “bio-based” products.

Vilsack says there’s “unlimited capacity and opportunity” in the bio-based economy.

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Economy
5:09 pm
Mon August 22, 2011

Michigan farmers talk about the future of agriculture industry

Credit Lindsey Smith / Michigan Radio
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) speaks with Jim May inside his barn in Sparta Monday afternoon.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senator Debbie Stabenow visited a farm in West Michigan Monday to discuss how to expand the agriculture industry.

Stabenow is chairwoman the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

“We all have a stake in our farmers doing well because we all have a stake in having food security, in making sure we have wholesome, American grown, Michigan grown food for us.”

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