date:Sep 15, 2012
like Canada and Australia won't suspend their promotion, Vilsack said. You know how difficult it would be to get that market share back, Vilsack told state agriculture officials.
--due to lack of certainty about next year's farm programs, some farmers, especially beginning farmers, may have trouble getting financing for next year
Vilsack praised a bipartisan effort to petition the House leadership to hold a vote on the farm bill and said he will work until September 30 to get a bill passed.