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USDA is projecting another year of rising imports of agricultural products. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

How might crossing desirable traits in both dairy and beef cattle produce animals that can provide value-added to its owners? (Rod Bain and Olivia Genther-Shroder of Purina)

Olivia Genther-Shroder of Purina explains the schedule for raising a potential crossbred beef-dairy cow, and how that coincides with various beef export requirements.

Olivia Genther-Shroder of Purina discusses some of the desired genetic traits focused on in beef-dairy cattle crossbreeding.

USDA Radio's Gary Crawford selected one event as his most memorable in covering fifty years of the Agriculture Department. (Rod Bain and Gary Crawford)

USDA Radio Reporter-Producer Gary Crawford discusses his coverage of the winter 1979 tractorcade on the National Mall in Washington DC.

The Agriculture Secretary says producer input will be important before announcing application details on a recently announced grant program for increasing domestic fertilizer production. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Lawmakers look for expert advice on how USDA programs should be structured to best address climate change. (Gary Crawford. Chuck Conner, Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Heidi Hesikamp, Glenda Humiston, Dr. Joe Outlaw)

Chuck Conner, President of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, giving a House Agriculture Committee hearing some ideas of how climate smart agricultural programs should be handled in the next farm bill. Conner was speaking on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance.

One expert says normal world grain and oilseed trading patterns may already be changing as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. (Gary Crawford and Jason Grant, Virginia Tech University trade analyst)