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The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday announced the latest developments within a clean energy production and conversion program involving rural electric cooperatives. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Five projects are selected to advance for consideration for funding under USDA’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program. (Rod Bain and Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy Berke)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses interest in USDA's Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program, including announcement Wednesday of the first group of selected applications.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shares five projects currently under consideration for funding under USDA’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program.

USDA recently announced the latest round of loans and loan guarantees designed to build and improve rural electric infrastructure throughout the country. (Rod Bain and Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy Berke)

USDA is surveying thousands of farmers about their planting plans. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service talks about the ways farmers can respond to USDA's Prospective Plantings survey,

Markets are awaiting USDA's new forecasts for crop supply, demand and prices. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski) ***USDA's World Supply and Demand Forecasts will be released Friday, March 8th at noon EST***

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

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.