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The Agriculture Department recently announced award recipients for its Specialty Crop Block Grants and Specialty Crop Multi-State Program. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt explains the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and Specialty Crop Multi-State Program.

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt discusses USDA’s Specialty Crop Competitiveness Initiative, and efforts to expand research and market opportunities for the specialty crop industry.

USDA recently announced recipients of Risk Management Education Partnership projects designed to explain crop insurance and risk management to various producer populations. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Mary Conklin of the University of Connecticut discusses a recently awarded Risk Management Education Partnership Project to explain the types of efforts receiving funding.

When will the very tight egg market start to ease? (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Does this year’s harvest indicate plenty of fruit from two fall-time favorites … apples and cranberries? (Rod Bain and Fleming Gibson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Will our farmers see another year of record net income this year? Will consumers finally see retail food prices come down? Gary Crawford has some expert answers on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh...

How can the USDA become a model of diversity and equal treatment for all? The USDA has just received an interim report of recommendations from the Equity Commission. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh. USDA Senior Advisor for Racial Justice Dr. Dewayne...

Consumers in 2022 had to deal with a "massive" shift upward in food prices. What can we expect this year? Gary Crawford has a report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan.