Tom Vilsack

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks to members of the media about the upcoming wildfire season, during a news conference at the History Colorado Center, in Denver, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The U.S. Forest Service says it is adding four aircraft to its firefighting fleet as California recovers from a spate of blazes and other fire-prone states brace for another hot, dry summer.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks to members of the media about the upcoming wildfire season, during a news conference at the History Colorado Center, in Denver, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The U.S. Forest Service says it is adding four aircraft to its firefighting fleet as California recovers from a spate of blazes and other fire-prone states brace for another hot, dry summer.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks to members of the media about the upcoming wildfire season, during a news conference at the History Colorado Center, in Denver, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The U.S. Forest Service says it is adding four aircraft to its firefighting fleet as California recovers from a spate of blazes and other fire-prone states brace for another hot, dry summer.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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From left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Jeanie Borlaug Laube, daughter of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, look to a statue of the late Dr. Norman E. Borlaug during its unveiling in National Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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From left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Jeanie Borlaug Laube, daughter of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad applaud after a statue of the late Dr. Norman E. Borlaug is unveiled in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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From left, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Jeanie Borlaug Laube, daughter of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, look to a statue of the late Dr. Norman E. Borlaug during its unveiling in National Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, left, introduces JoAnne Hammermaster, from Vienna, Va., who is co-founder and president of Real Food For Kids, and her son Sam Hammermaster, before first lady Michelle Obama announced proposed guidelines for local school wellness policies during an event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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FILE - This Feb. 5, 2014 file photo shows Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaking in the White House briefing room in Washington. The number of U.S. farms is declining even as the value of their crops and livestock has increased over the past five years, a new government census of America's agriculture says. Also, farmers are getting older _ the average age was 58.3 years. But Vilsack points to a bright spot: a small rise in the number of farmers between 25 and 34 years old. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)