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The Agriculture Department recently announced a pilot program in strengthening plant and animal health within participating African nations. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt discusses some of the history of USDA assisting African countries in establishing sanitary and phytosanitary safeguards.

More milk production and slightly lower prices---that's the forecast for 2024. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, with USDA's milk production forecast for 2024.

This year's selected U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree not only continues a yearly tradition since 1970, but comes from a state with traditions of its own. (Rod Bain and Amy Albright of the U.S. Forest Service)

Amy Albright of the U.S. Forest Service in West Virginia describes this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree selected from her home state.

Amy Albright of the U.S. Forest Service discusses the origins of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and its connections to a West Virginia forest.

Here are some highlights from USDA's Prospective Plantings Report. (Gary Crawford)

Applications are now being accepted for the latest round of Rural Energy for America Program project funding - with some new elements included. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains the two categories of funding under USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) as well as possible uses for funding.