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Farmers, advocates concerned about Vilsack’s record on dairy issues When he first took office, in 2009, some dairy farmers were optimistic about Vilsack’s apparent interest in changing the industry. By
12/18/2020 Some dairy farmers and advocates are worried that president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack, will do little to address their concerns about issues like consolidation, farm bankruptcies, and low milk prices. Critics are especially concerned about how Vilsack’s years running a dairy industry trade group will affect his policymaking approach. If confirmed, Vilsack would join the Biden administration with eight years at the helm of the USDA under his belt. When he first took office, in 2009, some dairy farmers were optimistic about Vilsack’s apparent interest in changing the industry. He convened an advisory committee of dairy experts to make recommendations for how to address price volatility and low profitab
it s abuzz. people think he s gone too far. there s a lot of dale schultz style republicans who are shaking their heads and wondering where this is coming from. it s obviously a strong, ideological agenda that he is pushing through. he s not governing. he is trying to push through a wish list. people are seeing it, how their schools are going to be cut. well, you ve got 14 teachers in your town of a thousand people. 44 teachers, 14 have been cut. is that correct? yeah. 14 of 44 received layoff notices this past week. that s one-third of our teachers. it s bad for the stability of our town. it s bad for our children s education. and it puts the future of our school district, which is the center of our rural community, in jeopardy. finally, joel greeno, are farmers in wisconsin rethinking their politics over this? oh, quite a bit. a lot of us had already