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The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday announced the first in a series of grants designed to support and expand rural health care facilities. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses the two segments of funding opportunities within the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant program.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides examples of projects in Minnesota recently awarded USDA Emergency Rural Health Care Grants.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides examples of a project in Illinois and Indiana recently awarded USDA Emergency Rural Health Care Grants.

The latest USDA topsoil moisture reports point to a continued divide between the wetness of the Eastern half of the nation and dryness in the West. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, provides the latest on some state and regional topsoil moisture conditions for the week ending April 10th.

Wholesale and retail egg prices are far above this time a year ago. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst. Also, Bugs Bunny)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that this week some grocers may elect to put eggs on special and take a loss on eggs, hoping to make it up on sales of other things.

How did the spring tradition of decorating eggs get started? There are several theories about that. (Gary Crawford, Jim Gaffigan and Anne Effland)

The USDA's Equity Commission has begun its work. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh.)