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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)

While the general tone of USDA's export forecast is down, there are still some products that could see a better export year than they did last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer).

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows how drought coverage over the past month decreased in areas of significant ag production. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)