U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (IMAGE) Penn State Caption After U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (center) announced funding for USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, Armen Kemanian, professor of production systems and modeling (second from left), discussed a Penn State-led collaboration with dairy industry groups and producers that was funded to develop climate-friendly practices and commodities in dairy. Credit Michael Houtz, College of Agricultural Sciences/Penn State Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License Public Domain Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.