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USDA recently announced funding awards associated with its Agricultural Conservation Easement Program as means to conserve various farm and watershed easements. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie discusses two aspects of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Agricultural Land Easements and Wetland Reserve Easements.

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie explains how the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) provides both environmental and economic benefits for participating landowners.

Consumer demand for pork is projected to rise this year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Is the struggling turkey industry in the midst of a turnaround? Maybe. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Will margins this year for milk producers be any better than last year? (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

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.

The threat of wildfires remains in the western United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Stress can make a mess out of the holidays and one expert says most of that stress is self-induced. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral specialist.