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2026 includes a United Nations sponsored "International Year of" celebration focused on women ag producers across the globe ... an event led by the U.S. and its Agriculture Department. (Rod Bain. Former Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. U...
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small discusses a U.S. led United Nations resolution recognizing 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday announced two grants as part of a component of the Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Despite some areas of excessive dryness, improvements are found in USDA's latest topsoil moisture condition report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Excessive dryness in some parts of the country is contributing to declining conditions of our nation's pastures and rangelands, per the latest USDA report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
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.