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The conflict in Ukraine is increasing our nation's awareness of the importance of food security and farm policy, according to a senior USDA official. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Efforts to streamline and build upon Natural Resource Conservation Service programs and services are part of ongoing preparations for a new fiscal year starting October First. (Rod Bain and NRCS Chief Terry Cosby)

Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby discusses how his agency and its stakeholders are studying how to build upon traditional conservation programs going into the new federal fiscal year.

Beef industry analysts may be surprised at what they see in USDA's latest report on cattle feedlot activity. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with some of the key numbers in USDA's latest Cattle on Feed report.

One expert says many beginning farmers have trouble getting credit because they may not know all the ins and outs of the credit system. (Gary Crawford and Vincent Logan, Farm Credit Administration Board nominee)

USDA has once again raised its food price inflation forecast. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan)

Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist, saying no food categories this year will end the year lower priced than 2021.

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)