Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, four USDA officials and the agriculture adviser to the Environmental Protection Agency spoke to the North American Agricultural Journalists last Monday at their annual Washington meeting.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., who was found guilty of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an elections probe, announced over the weekend that he would resign from Congress on Thursday.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) was found guilty on March 24 of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating .
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., who served as House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member until he was indicted in a contributions probe, has been found guilty but says he will appeal the case.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A little-known Republican congressman from Nebraska will begin a high-profile trial Wednesday in California over accusations by federal prosecutors that he lied about illegal campaign contributions from a Nigerian billionaire.