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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses the details to date of a pilot program designed to improve H5N1 monitoring, testing, and protection of dairy herds.

Entities wishing funding for a pilot project focused on localized composting and food waste reduction have until early September to apply. (Rod Bain and Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Director Brian Guse)

Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Director Brian Guse discusses the collaboration and purpose behind cooperative agreements in compositing and food waste reduction.

Pork for the grill will probably cost more than last Fourth of July. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Most categories in USDA's latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report showed year over year increases, yet producers are holding back in one year. (Rod Bain and USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam)

USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam goes over quarterly hog and pig farrowing and pigs per litter estimates, per the June Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report.

USDA is making new investments in rural clean energy. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Having problems locating the right federal energy program for your purposes? USDA has a new guide that may help you. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with more about the new Rural Energy Resource Guide.

USDA Chief Meteorologist Mark Brusberg saying that dry topsoils are causing concerns in the South and Southeast.