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Soybean producers and the makers of soy food products are fighting back against draft legislation that would restrict the marketing of soymilk. In a letter to members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the American Soybean Association and the Soyfoods Association of North America took aim at Senate Bill 130, referred to as the “Dairy Pride Act...

President Trump's delayed selection of his new Ag Secretary, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, will also mean that filling USDA's sub-cabinet and agency officials will take longer than usual. Altogether, USDA has 223 openings for non-career, political appointments...

After the longest search for a USDA chief in modern history, President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Ag Secretary. The longtime rural agribusinessman who originally trained as a veterinarian. The 70-year old Perdue served two terms as governor, from 2003 to 2011, and was an original member of Trump's ag advisory team, announced in August...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack left office Friday, a week ahead of President Obama. A spokesman for President-elect Trump said a nominee to succeed Vilsack would be named “some time soon.” As Agri-Pulse reported, Vilsack will become president and CEO of the U...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says what’s next for him remains to be seen. It was reported last week that Vilsack is expected to take over as CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council once he leaves office. But Vilsack tells Brownfield that he hasn’t made final plans for the future yet because he’s focused and committed to the USDA...

Former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado was scheduled to talk to Trump about the job at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The word comes from incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer after Trump was to interview Elsa Murano, the ex-USDA official and former president of Texas A&M University. ...

Some of the names being floated as the possible Secretary of Agriculture include Indiana Farmer and recently retired Indiana Farm Bureau president Don Villwock who first learned he might be a candidate from his daughter who read an article on the Politico website...

Mexico and other major countries have imposed new import restrictions at the end of last week after the H5N2 strain of avian influenza was found in the heart of America’s poultry region. Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, California, Washington and Oregon already face bans or restrictions...