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The Agriculture Department has announced its latest efforts to help financially distressed borrowers in Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Programs. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux explains some of the qualifications needed for borrowers within the Farm Loan Program to apply for assistance due to financial distress.

The latest edition of the USDA Market News mobile app has rolled out, building upon previous versions. (Rod Bain and Taylor Cox of the Agricultural Marketing Service)

Severe heat waves do much more than pose a threat to human health. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Kristie Ebi with the University of Washington)

Severe heat waves are deadlier than most people imagine. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Kristie Ebi with the University of Washington)

Dr. Kristie Ebi (pronounced E buy) with the University of Washington, saying she believes heat-related deaths in the U.S. are greatly underestimated.

The role our nation’s dams play in everything from irrigation, power generation, and recreation is important. Yet with several of these structures aging, work is underway to repair and restore dams while educating those living around these facilities about dam safety awareness. Rod Bain talks with...

*-STATIONS : Dam Safety Awareness Day is Tuesday, May 31st. -* Understanding the importance of safety awareness in areas where dams are located grows more important as more of these structures become surrounded by suburban and urban areas. (Rod Bain and Jose Hernandez of the Natural Resources...

A little known organization is working behind the scenes to guard the world's food supply and prevent sickness and death. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius Codex Manager.

*-STATIONS : Dam Safety Awareness Day is Tuesday, May 31st. -* Jose Hernandez of the Natural Resources Conservation Service talks about the Dam Watch monitoring system as a dam safety tool, and federal partnerships regarding efforts in dam safety and dam safety awareness.