Mar 10th, 2009 · Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is proposing radical changes to farming. Vilsack tells Steve Inskeep that farmers should see the Obama administration's new energy initiatives as opportunities to make new money, at a time when traditional farming policies run in the face of a soaring deficit.
Jan 15th, 2009 · Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack appears destined for easy confirmation as secretary of agriculture, receiving a decidedly warm welcome at Wednesday's hearing from both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Dec 18th, 2008 · When President-elect Barack Obama nominated former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But writer Michael Pollan says the incoming administration's focus should be on food and the people who eat it.
Dec 17th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has nominated another former political rival to a Cabinet post. Former Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa was selected to head the Agriculture department. Vilsack abandoned his own White House bid early and supported Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Dec 17th, 2008 · Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is expected to be named Wednesday to head the Department of Agriculture in the Obama administration, while Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar is to be named secretary of the Interior Department.
Jan 11th, 2007 · Robert Siegel talks with outgoing Democratic Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who delivered his Condition of the State speech on Tuesday and criticized President Bush's strategy for Iraq. Vilsack is a candidate for the 2008 presidential election.
Dec 2nd, 2006 · Iowa's two-term governor, Democrat Tom Vilsack, announced his candidacy for the presidency this weekend. He talks about the road ahead with Debbie Elliott.