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USDA is putting more money into projects designed to boost U.S. fertilizer production. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The nations hard pressed emergency food providers are getting some extra help from the USDA. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

School meal providers are getting some extra help from the USDA. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA Rural Development Direct Loans are part of the portfolio of housing programs designed to improve access to home buying in rural America. (Rod Bain and Tennessee realtor Renea Veach)

Tennessee realtor Renea Veach explains how a USDA Rural Development housing loan program assists low income citizens in obtaining home ownership.

Friday's USDA cattle feedlot report has some unexpected numbers in it. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with the key numbers from Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that high prices being paid for feeders may be luring more producers to send animals to feedlots.

The holidays can be a very stressful time, but there are ways to reduce that stress level. Gary Crawford talks with an expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral health specialist.

The La Nina weather pattern is delaying the arrival of rains in the southwestern United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)