President-elect Joe Biden plucked Tom Vilsack to serve as agricultural secretary, a former Iowa governor who filled the role under President Obama. Vilsack and Biden have a long-standing history, going back to when the then-mayor of Mt. And a milk co-op last year sent Northeast dairy farmers a list of mental health services and a suicide prevention hotline number. With money so tight, dairy farmers are fuming that their checkoff fees are padding the pockets of people like Vilsack. “We hired Secretary Tom Vilsack to expand U.S. dairy’s presence in key global markets,” the statement said.

Source: Fox News December 10, 2020 21:11 UTC