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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)

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)