U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack will stay through President Barack Obama’s second term, according to the Independent Bakers Association, Washington, D.C. While several positions are being reshuffled in the Obama administration, Vilsack will continue his commitment to the agriculture industry and, specifically, a five-year farm bill.
Vilsack stated that his greatest disappointment of the last four years is that Congress did not produce a five-year farm bill. He vowed to concentrate increased efforts to help Congress pass a five-year bill that will support farmers and the economy.