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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)

It looks like this year's prospects for U.S. agricultural exports are a little less bright that was the case a few months ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

During this 2023 fiscal year almost every U.S. agricultural product will see a reduction in export sales from last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer with some key points of USDA's New Agricultural Trade Forecast.

USDA's farm prices report for April continues the trend of most agricultural products bringing producers lower prices than a year ago. (Gary Crawford)

Recent and, in some cases, continuing dryness is raising Midwest grower concerns about future conditions for their Spring planted crops. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)