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New USDA supply and demand crop forecasts are coming soon. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

A member of the farm credit industry says USDA's programs and educational outreach play a vital part in the success of beginning and young farmers and ranchers. (Rod Bain and Todd Van Hoose)

President Biden has proclaimed June as National Homeowners Month. (Gary Crawford. President Joe Biden. Joaquin Altoro, Administrator of USDA's Rural Housing Service).

Joaquin Altoro, Administrator of USDA's Rural Housing Service saying that last year USDA closed a huge number of single-family housing loans.

While having a core message for eight decades, Smokey Bear's familiar wildfire prevention saying has been adjusted throughout the years. (Rod Bain and U.S. Forest Service historian Lincoln Bramwell)

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.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides two examples of projects awarded USDA Rural Energy for America Program funding to demonstrate project variety and scope.

A White House official believes clean energy as an economic driver goes beyond energy production and offers rural America with another economic development vehicle. (Rod Bain and White House National Climate Advisory Ali Zaidi)