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New crop insurance designed to provide greater coverage of double cropping practices have been announced for 2023. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger discusses double cropping, some examples of such, and understanding this practice to expand double cropping crop insurance policies and programs.

U.S. wheat growers will likely see continued high demand and high prices for this season's crop. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Good demand and continued high prices are in the offing for the upcoming U.S. corn crop. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

A USDA-led agricultural trade mission to the Philippines this weekend hopes to boost ag exports in an already thriving market for our farm and food goods. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Deputy Administrator Mark Slupek)

One expert says higher interest rates may help slow down the rapid rise in retail food prices. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan)

It looks like many corn and soybean producers changed their minds and their planting intentions between March and actual planting time. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA will be re-surveying farmers in three states about their planted acres, in light of some significant weather-related planting delays. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Farmers are putting fewer overall acres into production this year. (Gary Crawford and Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson)

Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson, saying that California rice plantings could hit a low not seen in over 60 years.