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The latest round of grant awards within USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program are announced, covering projects in twenty-two states. (Rod Bain and Rural Development Iowa State Director Theresa Greenfield)

Iowa Rural Development Director Theresa Greenfield explains the intent of USDA's Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program.

Rural Development Iowa State Director Theresa Greenfield talks about a project in her state recently awarded a Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program grant to illustrate some potential program benefits.

The latest Consumer Price Index has some news for food shoppers. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

U.S. agricultural exports are still trailing exports of a Yearw ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

The Environmental Protection Agency Friday announced it will again waive restrictions and allow summertime sale of fuels blended with fifteen per cent ethanol at fuels pump across the country. (Rod Bain and EPA Administrator Michael Regan)

A USDA official is clearing up some misinformation about USDA's program of financial assistance for producers who have in the past been discriminated against in USDA lending programs. (Gary Crawford and Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Gloria Montano Greene)

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Gloria Montano Greene with an important update on USDA's financial assistance programs for producers who in the past were discriminated against in USDA lending programs.

The latest USDA Agricultural Prices report shows a total increase in what livestock producers received for prices for their commodities, and how that impacted the total ag price index. (Rod Bain)

There are several training vehicles available from USDA for use by animal health stakeholders to prepare for response of potential animal disease outbreaks. (Rod Bain and Barbara Porter-Spaulding of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)