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Public comment is now open for a proposed rule to reduce the threshold for school eligibility for meals served to all students at no cost. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The leader of this week's U.S. agricultural trade mission to Panama says U.S. ag. sales will be boosted as a result of the trip. (Gary Crawford and Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade Alexis Taylor)

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade Alexis Taylor saying this week's U.S. ag. trade mission to Panama included visits to retail stores. .

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade Alexis Taylor says the U.S. Grains Council has signed an agreement with Panama's National Sugar Cane Association to help grow the ethanol market in Panama.

What areas of the country face a moderate to major chance of flooding this Spring? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the National Weather Service’s Spring Flood Outlook for the Upper Midwest, which is expected to have a moderate to major chance of flooding in some river basins.

How are food shoppers changing their shopping patterns in reaction to rising prices? Gary Crawford gets the answer from an expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Andy Harig with the Food Industry Association. USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says a single National Agriculture Day is woefully inadequate to properly recognize and thank farmers and other workers in the food industry. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Project applications are now being accepted for the latest round of funding within USDA’s Compost and Food Waste Reduction program. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Brian Guse of the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack telling National Agriculture Day ceremonies at USDA that food shoppers should thank farmers for the enormous quantity and quality of foods in supermarkets.