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What were the major ag. trade trends during the 2024 fiscal year? (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

USDA economist, Bart Kenner has the total 2024 fiscal year numbers for U.S. agricultural exports, imports and trade balance.

USDA economist, Bart Kenner, saying that U.S. bulk farm commodity export values suffered during the 2024 fiscal year.

A series of USDA grants were issued to projects under a set of local and regional food system development and promotion programs. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt shares award recipients of two programs as examples of project supported under the Local Agriculture Market Program.

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt explains an offering under the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) focused on projects building regional food system partnerships.

An increasing number of examples of artificial intelligence in the world of agriculture are now visible. (Rod Bain and Charles Barron of Farmers Business Network)

USDA Radio Reporter-Producer Gary Crawford can attest to several changes over the course of his fifty years behind the microphone (Rod Bain and Gary Crawford)

USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program is supporting the restart of a nuclear power plant to provide clean energy to rural electric cooperatives. (Rod Bain and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)

Energy Department Deputy Secretary David Turk and Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small discuss investments designed to restart a Michigan nuclear power plant, and in turn, provide clean energy to rural electric cooperatives.