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The Agriculture Secretary recently explained ways in which urban ag and USDA's efforts to improve equity in farming are connected. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Proposed recommendations for modifications within Federal Milk Marketing Orders are now available for public comment – what would be the first significant changes to FMMO’s in over two decades. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Agricultural Marketing Service Deputy Administrator Dana...

A division of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is responsible for determining regulations associated with a plant species developed through biotechnology. Rod Bain looks at part of the assessment process in this report. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Abigail Walter of APHIS’s...

Christmas tree growers are working hard in record-breaking heat getting those trees ready for us this winter. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Christmas tree growers, John Tillman, Beth Walterscheidt and Jim Gehlsen.

USDA is going the extra mile to provide the information that the operators of small meat processing plants need to thrive. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service Paul Kiecker )

Administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service Paul Kiecker explains the purpose of USDA's small processing plant roundtables.

Administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service Paul Kiecker describes the upcoming small meat processing plant roundtable in Round Rock, Texas,July 26th.

A section of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is responsible for review of biotechnological produced plants for potential risks and regulation. (Rod Bain and Abigail Walter of the Biotechnology Regulatory Service)

Abigail Walter of the Biotechnology Regulatory Service provides examples of plants produced via biotechnology and how consideration of determining risk and regulation is conducted.

Weather is being kind to corn and soybean crops. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)