Next USDA chief? ‘Find a governor,’ says Vilsack

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, nearing the end of eight years at USDA, knows the type of person who would fit perfectly as his replacement at USDA. “If I were to offer advice [it would be] find a governor who cares about agriculture,” Vilsack told reporters. A former two-term governor of Iowa, Vilsack said the broad… » Read More

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