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National Cooperative Month this October provides recognition for the importance of rural utility services such as electricity and telecommunications. (Rod Bain and Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke)

Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke explains how the cooperative business model works.

Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andrew Berke talks about the history and theme of National Cooperative Month.

The Chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service says recent increases in funding and outreach are behind new applicants of various conservation programs. (Rod Bain and Chief Terry Cosby)

One of the many regions of the world suffering a reduction in agricultural productivity is Sub-Saharan Africa. (Gary Crawford. Dr. Tom Thompson with Virginia Tech University. Ruramiso Mashumba, Zimbabwean farmer)

Zimbabwean farmer, Ruramiso Mashumba, telling a Washington, D.C. panel discussion on agricultural productivity that sometimes the programs to help small farmers in developing countries are the programs that are keeping them from access to modern farm technology.

Zimbabwean farmer, Ruramiso Mashumba, telling a Washington, D.C. panel discussion on agricultural productivity that productivity is falling in her country partially due to the lack of new crop varieties.

How will retail food prices behave in 2023? Will we see lower prices or continued price hikes? Gary Crawford has the latest forecast from the USDA on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan. Classic entertainers, George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Our nation Tuesday announced it is seeking a second dispute resolution panel under U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to challenge Canada’s dairy tariff-rate-quota allocation policy. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Are consumers in for another year of large increases in food prices? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan.