# Former Ag Secretary Sees Opportunity for Farm Policy Under Divided Government

> Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said a divided government should focus on improving opportunities and profitability for farmers. He highlighted concerns about the loss of smaller farm families and advocated ways for producers to differentiate their operations and capture more value in the marketplace.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T00:17:00.807Z
- Category: policy · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86731-former-ag-secretary-sees-opportunity-for-farm-policy-under-divided-government
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The comments point to possible future farm-policy priorities, but no specific program or commodity-market change is announced. There is no immediate supply, demand, or price implication.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2017-05-18 | [Secretary Perdue Provides Outlook and Overview at House Ag Committee Hearing \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70999-secretary-perdue-provides-outlook-and-overview-at-house-ag-committee-hearing.md) | +0.7% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-30 | [No fresh aid package for U.S. farmers planned for now: agriculture secretary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59571-no-fresh-aid-package-for-u-s-farmers-planned-for-now-agriculture-secretary.md) | +0.9% | +8.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-14 | [Update on Tasks for USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26030-update-on-tasks-for-usda-secretary-brooke-rollins-pro-farmer.md) | +1.4% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-15 | [Government payments create funding cliff for farmers \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22381-government-payments-create-funding-cliff-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +0.1% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -3.7% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2017-05-18 | [Secretary Perdue Provides Outlook and Overview at House Ag Committee Hearing \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70999-secretary-perdue-provides-outlook-and-overview-at-house-ag-committee-hearing.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2019-04-30 | [No fresh aid package for U.S. farmers planned for now: agriculture secretary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59571-no-fresh-aid-package-for-u-s-farmers-planned-for-now-agriculture-secretary.md) | -3.5% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- kmaland.com: https://www.kmaland.com/ag/former-ag-secretary-sees-opportunity-for-farm-policy-under-divided-government/article_b4bacc6d-23bc-4fb8-af42-fdd238ae221a.html

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