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USDA recently announced a new subcommittee within its National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board – one focused on pollinator health and conservation. (Rod Bain and USDA Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young)

USDA Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young explains the make-up and intent of a new National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board subcommittee.

USDA Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young discusses the role of a federal advisory board to ag research and research policy, including a newly formed subcommittee on pollinators.

A younger generation of farm producers is taking initiative with more direct marketing of their products as both a sales vehicle and a method to learn what their customers demand. (Rod Bain and Chad Hart of Iowa State University)

Present varieties, future cultivars, and past steeped in culture and history are all part of USDA’s apple genetic collection found in New York State. (Rod Bain and geneticist Ben Guiterrez)

USDA geneticist Ben Guiterrez discusses some of the cultural and historical connections associated with an apple germplasm collection in New York State.

A weekend weather event is behind not only record snows in some places but potential impacts beyond its epicenter. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses a weekend bomb cyclone event and its weather impacts to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the concerns revolving around a weekend freeze event in Florida caused by the bomb cyclone of the Northeast.

The Agriculture Secretary Monday announced a collaborative effort to improve ag shipping capabilities through a pilot program at a West coast port. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)