Vilsack Rallies Ethanol Producers. By Kris Bevill, EhanolProducer.com, March 5, 2009. "USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack offered words of support for the ethanol industry and inspirational comments for the agriculture industry during his keynote address held Feb. 26 at the department's Agricultural Outlook Forum 2009. Vilsack reported that U.S. President Obama has instructed him that the USDA will expand energy opportunities and assist U.S. producers to create more forms of alternative energy and fuel. 'If we're to meet the president's instruction that he wants more energy production out of our farm fields and ranches, and if we are going to turn this economy around and become less reliant on fossil fuels, we've got to create more biofuel,' he said. As a former Iowa governor, Vilsack has not shied away from speaking out in favor of corn-based ethanol and it appears that his new role as agriculture secretary will not damper that position."
2009-03-06
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