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VIDEO: Vilsack addresses National Farmers Union gathering

September 23, 2011 By Ron Sylvester Leave a Comment

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The National Farmers Union sponsored its annual legislative “Fly-In” in Washington, D.C. recently. The Fly-In is an opportunity for state Farmers Union leadership and rank and file members to descend on Capitol Hill and visit with legislators on family farming issues.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed members during the Fly-In. The video was produced by USDA – fake news alert – but we thought we would share it with you in any event. What would be great is if the USDA would make available Vilsack’s full appearance before the National Farmers Union without the slick edits and fake news report vibe – now that would be information … Take this for what it’s worth:

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