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The Agriculture Secretary and Deputy Secretary Thursday received the final report of recommendations by the Department’s Equity Commission to improve access and inclusion across USDA. (Rod Bain. Equity Commission Designated Federal Officer Cecilia Hernandez. Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary discusses some of the almost seventy recommendations for improved equity and inclusion within USDA programs and services provided in a recent report. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses some of the almost seventy recommendations from USDA's Equity Commission Final Report ... found at "www.usda.gov/equity-commission/reports".

USDA Senior Advisor for Racial Equity and Equity Commission member Dewayne Goldmon discusses the Commission’s formation and mission, culminating in its final report presented to the Agriculture Secretary this week.

Larger supplies based on production and beginning stocks are forecasted to have an impact on USDA’s first look at the 2024-25 domestic wheat balance sheet. (Rod Bain and economist Jake Vuillemin)

How does USDA see a forecasted record production of soybeans impacting the supply and demand ledger for the new marketing year? (Rod Bain and economist Jake Vuillemin)

What are some of the trends found in USDA's outlook for the domestic corn balance sheet this year? (Rod Bain and economist Jake Vuillemin)

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.