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A recent series of grants awarded by USDA are designed to educate underserved, small-scale, and organic producers on risk management practices and options. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger discusses some of the previous methods of education and outreach to producers about risk management practices and policies.

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger provides examples of risk management education projects supported in part by a USDA grant program.

2023 production and price forecasts for almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts indicate trends going in opposite directions. (Rod Bain and economic researcher Seth Wechsler)

Seth Wechsler of the Economic Research Service provides the recap of U.S. almond production for this crop season.

USDA’s latest Agricultural Prices Report shows offsetting indexes that led to an overall rise in what producers in August received pricewise for their commodities. (Rod Bain)

The first nutrition hub established under a USDA nutrition education and outreach effort hopes to improve health outcomes for communities. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Chavonda Jacobs-Young)

USDA Research, Education, and Economics Under Secretary Chavonda Jacobs-Young explains the mission of an initiative to promote improved nutrition through research, information, and community involvement.

Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Chavonda Jacobs-Young talks about recent community engagements over the past year on nutrition needs and how those can be addressed within a new USDA nutrition-oriented initiative.

The last U.S. Drought Monitor for September shows expanding drought coverage across the country, and in several states since the start of the month. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)