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The Agriculture Secretary has just announced more actions aimed at making local and regional food systems stronger. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown says creation of 12 USDA Regional Food Business Centers is a very big deal.

Debbie Phillips, CEO of Rural Action in Southwest Ohio, talking about the importance of being able to work with USDA to improve the markets and the lives of small producers.

What were the numbers in the categories of USDA’s national topsoil moisture condition report for the period ending April 30th? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey covers some of the more notable areas reporting topsoil moisture surplus for the period ending April 30th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with appreciable topsoil moisture shortages for the period ending April 30th.

How will the new American Jobs Plan help rural communities? (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)

Corn markets got a surprise in USDA's Prospective Plantings Report. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Farmers intend to boost soybean acreage this year, but not by as much as many had expected. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA is reporting more winter wheat acreage than had been expected. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)