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2008-12-19 | permalink
U.S. environment, farm and biotech groups praise Vilsack nomination
”The Sierra Club congratulates Governor Vilsack on his appointment to head the Department of Agriculture. We look forward to working with him in this new role. With a Secretary Vilsack overseeing the National Forest System and the Conservation Reserve Program, we are optimistic that USDA can once again become a responsible steward of wilderness and vital habitat for wildlife.
- Sierra Club, USA: Sierra Club praises Salazar, Vilsack nominations
- Environmental Defense Fund, USA: EDF praises choice of Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture
- American Farm Bureau, USA: Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, regarding Vilsack and Salazar nominations
- American Soybean Association, USA: ASA supports Iowa’s Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
- Biotechnology Industry Organization, USA: BIO applauds selection of Tom Vilsack to be ag secretary
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2008-12-19 | permalink
U.S. environment, farm and biotech groups praise Vilsack nomination
”The Sierra Club congratulates Governor Vilsack on his appointment to head the Department of Agriculture. We look forward to working with him in this new role. With a Secretary Vilsack overseeing the National Forest System and the Conservation Reserve Program, we are optimistic that USDA can once again become a responsible steward of wilderness and vital habitat for wildlife.
- Sierra Club, USA: Sierra Club praises Salazar, Vilsack nominations
- Environmental Defense Fund, USA: EDF praises choice of Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture
- American Farm Bureau, USA: Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, regarding Vilsack and Salazar nominations
- American Soybean Association, USA: ASA supports Iowa’s Tom Vilsack as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
- Biotechnology Industry Organization, USA: BIO applauds selection of Tom Vilsack to be ag secretary
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