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Glen Smith, Iowa farmer and Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration, saying there is at least one thing unique to the Farm Credit System--It's owned by the borrowers.

How has the nation's Farm Credit System fared during the pandemic? (Gary Crawford and Glen Smith, Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration)

Glen Smith, Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration says Covid-19 did not keep the Farm Credit System from its mission.

Milk production continues to grow as the dairy herd expands. (Gary Crawford)

More agricultural producers these days are being proactive about discussing life on their farms and ranches with consumers. (Rod Bain. Dairy producer Lauren Bray. Hannah Thompson-Weeman of the Animal Agriculture Alliance.)

USDA data reflects that more, and younger, new and beginning farmers and ranchers are entering into careers in agriculture. (Rod Bain and Tony Dorn of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday discussed the need for a modernized guest worker system to address farm worker shortages and underlying issues. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains some of the challenges currently connected to farm guestworkers programs, and the benefits of modernizing such a system.

Experts say spending more money now for forest management efforts would reduce the problems caused by wildfires in the future. (Gary Crawford. Henry Schienebeck with American Loggers Council. Bill Imbergamo with the Federal Forest Resource Coalition. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Covid-related losses suffered by the logging industry have been substantial and so have efforts to help that industry. (Gary Crawford. Henry Schienebeck with the American Loggers Council. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)