It's still too early to tell how a Barack Obama USDA will stack up for U.S. cattlemen, but the first reports offer some positive and some concerning inklings, experts say. Led by newly confirmed USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, a two-term former governor of Iowa, it appears USDA will ring more populist and "green." In his first news conference a week after taking office, Vilsack listed these points among the priorities for his tenure.
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