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The latest round of grant awards within USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program are announced, covering projects in twenty-two states. (Rod Bain and Rural Development Iowa State Director Theresa Greenfield)

Iowa Rural Development Director Theresa Greenfield explains the intent of USDA's Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program.

Rural Development Iowa State Director Theresa Greenfield talks about a project in her state recently awarded a Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program grant to illustrate some potential program benefits.

The latest Consumer Price Index has some news for food shoppers. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

U.S. agricultural exports are still trailing exports of a Yearw ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

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)

Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, with the planting intentions totals for the 22 principal crops.