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WASHINGTON, D.C. â On Feb. 24 Tom Vilsack took the oath of office as the 32nd Secretary of Agriculture.
Itâs Vilsackâs second time as chief of the United States Department of Agriculture. He previously served eight years in the same role in the Obama administration.
Vilsack, 70, is also the former governor of Iowa, and most recently was president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, a dairy trade and lobbying group.
On Monday, Vilsack sat down with Capital Press reporter Sierra Dawn McClain for a wide-ranging interview. The text has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Capital Press: On Feb. 24, President Biden issued an executive order requiring you to investigate agricultural supply chains. What do you hope to accomplish through this?
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MORE MILK: According to USDA, milk per cow in 2021 is projected to average 24,095 pounds, 5 pounds more than the previous forecast. Dairy Outlook: With production up and the pandemic still affecting sales, 2021 milk prices are hard to predict.
Milk production continues to run well above a year ago.
“December milk production was 3.1% higher than a year ago, marking the second straight month above 3%,” says Bob Cropp, University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy economist.
Milk cow numbers have been increasing since July, with another 12,000 in December bringing the total increase to 100,000, Cropp says. December cow numbers were 1.1% higher than a year ago. Of 24 selected states, just eight had fewer milk cows than a year ago. Milk per cow continues well above the normal trend, up 2%.
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