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What is the background of President-elect Trump's nominee for the Cabinet position of Agriculture Secretary? (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

Present varieties, future cultivars, and past steeped in culture and history are all part of USDA’s apple genetic collection found in New York State. (Rod Bain and geneticist Ben Guiterrez)

USDA geneticist Ben Guiterrez discusses some of the cultural and historical connections associated with an apple germplasm collection in New York State.

A fifty-year career at the USDA Radio had led to numerous recognitions and awards for Gary Crawford, including a non-USDA Radio honor that perhaps surprises some. (Rod Bain and Gary Crawford)

USDA Radio's Gary Crawford talks about an outside-his-job opportunity that led to earning a gold record.

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)