Vilsack announces label crackdown, fertilizer funding

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Vilsack announces label crackdown, fertilizer funding

Janelle Atyeo
Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024

Vilsack at Farm Progress (140).jpg — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Aug. 28. He announced new funding for domestic fertilizer production, including for a dairy waste plant in northeastern Iowa.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle Atyeo is a small town South Dakota girl enjoying her work as regional editor of the Midwest Messenger and Tri-State Neighbor while raising kids and no-till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.