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AG SEC'Y NOMINEE VILSACK OUTLINES TOP 5 PRIORITIES FOR USDA
Feb. 1, 2021
Source: National Sorghum Producers
Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack said in an interview on Friday that he has already sketched out his agenda. "There are probably five very, very large challenges ahead that have to be dealt with very quickly," he said.
Topping the list is protecting USDA employees and people who process the nation's food from the COVID virus, and figuring out which land-grant universities, government laboratories, and other department offices might be able to store and administer vaccines.
Hunger relief is a pressing issue, as are promoting social justice and fighting climate change.
Next comes supporting regional food systems and helping farmers.
"Once we get a bit on the other side of the virus itself, then we have the important business of revitalizing the rural economy that has been hit by this," Vilsack said.
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