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A new Secretarial advisory committee focused on technical assistance and verifying carbon credits for growers is now accepting applications. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses USDA efforts to establish technical assistance provider and third-party verifier protocols and models for carbon credits – part of the mission of a new Secretarial Climate Solutions Act Advisory Committee.

USDA’s latest annual look at farmland values point to another year-over-year rise, but what does this signal about land value strength? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at year-over-year comparison on farmland values and cash rents with an eye on strength of such values in the context of additional economic factors.

A visit to an ethanol industry conference Thursday provided the Agriculture Secretary opportunity to highlight its Regional Conservation Partnership Program. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides an American Coalition for Ethanol effort as an example of how USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program can work on the ground level.

Corn and soybean markets are reacting to lower-than-expected planted acres numbers in USDA's Acreage report. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, with an overview of the acreage numbers for soybeans.

The White House is highlighting the growing threat posed by wildfires. (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)

President Biden is announcing plans to strengthen the U.S. firefighting effort by improving financial incentives for firefighters. (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)