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Providing rural broadband projects with needed technical assistance is the intent of a new funding program offered by USDA. (Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Farah Ahmad)

Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Farah Ahmad discusses the three categories available for rural broadband project applications seeking technical assistance under a new USDA program.

An expert has some advice for producers with small poultry flocks on how to help protect that flock from avian influenza. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Yuko Sato with Iowa State University)

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicates another month-over-month decline in total drought coverage across the country. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at recent reductions in U.S. drought coverage compared to peaks over the past three years of long-term drought.

One region in the country is behind an increase in the most extreme categories in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor – going against a trend of shrinking drought coverage. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses a four state area in the Central and Southern Plains where drought coverage still is strong compared to the rest of the country.

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)