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Iowa History Month: The Legacy of 'Tama Jim' Wilson


Iowa History Month: The Legacy of Tama Jim Wilson
Candy Streed-Welch, Special to the Register
© State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
James “Tama Jim” Wilson, pictured here around 1870, served as an Iowa Congressman and the fourth U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
With Tom Vilsack’s return as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the 25th anniversary of the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area, we recognize Iowans’ unprecedented leadership in American agriculture.
Five Iowans have led the U.S. Department of Agriculture since its founding in 1862. That’s more than any other state, and their collective leadership has influenced food production throughout the world. James Wilson, Edwin T. Meredith, the father and son duo of Henry C. Wallace and Henry A. Wallace, and Tom Vilsack have shaped policies for agriculture, conservation, rural life, food and nutrition programs, and much more. ....

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Vilsack brings to-do list as he starts new stint as agriculture secretary


As agriculture secretary, Vilsack will be the Biden administration’s link to rural America.
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2/24/2021
Boosted by a landslide confirmation vote in the Senate, Tom Vilsack will begin his second stint as agriculture secretary on Wednesday facing problems from the pandemic and climate change to rising hunger rates in America. His own list of goals is much longer and each item on it is a blockbuster.
“We’re going to be a USDA that represents and serves all Americans,” said Vilsack soon after the Senate confirmed his nomination, 92-7, on Tuesday. President Biden personally persuaded Vilsack to take the job after he was an active Biden advocate in rural America during the presidential campaign. “He wasn’t looking for this job. But I was persistent,” said Biden. ....

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