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More underserved, small-scale and organic farmers will know more about crop insurance under a special USDA education program. (Gary Crawford and USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger describing the kinds of groups that might apply for the Risk Management Education Partnerships Program.

What is the degree of decreasing drought coverage across the country, according to the first U.S. Drought Monitor of the new year? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the latest changes in drought coverage in various regions of the country over the past five weeks.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the latest hay and cattle in drought coverage numbers, per the U.S. Drought Monitor for the period ending January 2.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at winter wheat growing areas covered in drought, per the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for the period ending January 2.

Producers on average received more price-wise for their commodities in March, as revealed in the latest Agriculture Department Ag Prices Report. (Rod Bain)

The proposed American Families Plan would protect most farmers from big capital gains taxes. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying that the American Families Plan has no changes to current farm estate tax rules.

Families struggling to put food on the table are, of course, benefitting from stepped up nutrition assistance programs, such as SNAP, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the benefits extend to many other Americans. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)