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Rice growers impacted by weather events last year can soon apply for a one-time assistance program to be offered by USDA. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux provides a preview of some of the details and needed documentation for a one-time assistance program for rice growers.

The snowpack accumulation totals for several Western mountain ranges this season are impressive, according to a USDA meteorologist. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes weather conditions that could benefit areas of the West in both additional mountain snowpack accumulation and water runoff.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses an above normal snowpack season for the Sierra-Nevada mountain range, and what that means for water reservoir totals for California this year.

What do USDA analysts see in their first outlook for this season’s U.S. cotton supply and demand estimate? (Rod Bain and research economist Leslie Meyer)

Leslie Meyer of Economic Research Service discusses USDA’s first export forecasts for U.S. cotton this marketing year.

Food shoppers are changing the way they shop in response to rising food prices. (Gary Crawford and Andy Harig with the Food Industry Association)

USDA was among the federal agencies releasing announcements on co-stewardship efforts with tribal nations on federal lands during the White House Tribal Nations Summit Wednesday. (Rod Bain and President Joe Biden)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, talking about current and pending agreements with tribal nations for co-management of federal lands.