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A visit to an ethanol industry conference Thursday provided the Agriculture Secretary opportunity to highlight its Regional Conservation Partnership Program. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides an American Coalition for Ethanol effort as an example of how USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program can work on the ground level.
Corn production in our country is forecasted up in August by USDA, but was it enough to increase global corn production this month? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)
Another global record wheat crop is expected this marketing year, but where is this production coming from? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)
Lower wheat production forecasts from the prior month plays a role in changes in USDA’s August domestic supply and demand estimate. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)
Guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits.
Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.