Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to speak at March 26 Headliners Newsmaker

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will highlight his department's priorities at a National Press
Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 2 p.m. Friday, March 26.

Access the event or download a calendar reminder here.

This one-hour program will stream live as part of the Club’s Virtual Newsmaker series and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free of charge. Remarks will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. 

Viewers can send their questions for Vilsack via email to [email protected]. Please put Vilsack in the subject line.

Vilsack, confirmed on Feb. 23, returned to the post he held for eight years in the Obama administration. He has said he intends to help farmers move toward climate-friendly farm practices such as the creation of a carbon bank, increase access to nutritious food, and invest in infrastructure and clean energy in rural America.

Before returning to the U.S. Department of Agriculture last month, Vilsack, a former two-term governor of Iowa, served as president and chief executive of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.