The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association is calling for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to resign in the wake of a fiasco that saw USDA employee Shirley Sherrod fired unnecessarily late ...

Kind campaign," honoring its Iowa roots for its 40th anniversary. Here's what we learned from their Ames visit.

Tom Vilsack’s next job will bring him home to Iowa. The former governor, stepping down after serving as secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, will become the Des Moines-based World ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is headed back to the state to lead the World Food Prize ...

With Iowa's 2026 governor’s race wide open, former Gov. Tom Vilsack reflects on political parallels to his 1998 victory and the kind of leadership he believes voters are looking for now. DECEMBER. I ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks in his home state of Iowa at a press conference during the World Food Prize week of events, October 31, 2024. (Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The ...

The Department of Agriculture is seeking over $1 billion through the appropriations process to avoid risking the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefits ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s fairly confident that Congress will succeed in either passing an extension to the 2018 farm bill or finish up work on a new one by the end of the year in ...

At a White House news conference, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said food aid to new mothers, loans to farmers and public access to national forests could be casualties in a shutdown. Agriculture ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. INDIANOLA — With large farm operations dominating agriculture and small, family farms growing ever ...

Over the years, reporters learn that there are a relative handful of the public officials with whom we deal who can be counted on to expand our understanding of events. These are the men and women who ...

Adding another former rival to his administration, Barack Obama has nominated former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack to be the next secretary of agriculture. Vilsack was not an ideal choice for advocates of ...