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By Travis Cleven
Dec 14, 2020 3:14 AM
Tom Vilsack is the former governor of Iowa, the former U.S. Secretary of Ag during the Obama administration, and is currently CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. With a long resume of impressive positions throughout his career, he has been chosen to return to the White House for the Biden administration as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. If everything goes as planned, Vilsack will be taking over for our current U.S. Secretary of Ag, Sonny Perdue.
Many ag groups are excited to see what’s instore for agriculture with Vilsack back in the Ag Secretary position. Some of the groups that have spoken in favor of Vilsack are the Nation Pork Producers, National Corn Growers, the American Farm Bureau Federation, and the American Coalition for Ethanol.
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Tom Vilsack has officially been nominated to serve as Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden Administration, reprising the role he held under President Obama for eight years, and the biofuels industry is quite happy with that decision.
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper says Vilsack is an excellent choice. “We are especially happy to have someone in the Biden administration who intimately understands the crucial role renewable fuels and agriculture can play in confronting climate change. We thank the president-elect and look forward to working once again with the new secretary once he takes office.”
During his time as Secretary, Vilsack frequently attended the major agricultural and biofuels events, including the National Ethanol Conference, National Biodiesel Conference, Commodity Classic, ACE Annual Meeting, and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit.
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