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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)

Researchers have developed a smartphone app designed to give hog producers better data and tools to address heat stress issues. (Rod Bain and USDA researcher Jay Johnson).

Jay Johnson of the Livestock Behavior Research Unit notes some of the applications hog producers can use to monitor heat stress in their animals through a new smartphone app.

Jay Johnson of the Livestock Behavior Research Unit discusses some of the impacts of heat stress on hogs, and what led researchers like himself to develop a new smartphone app to monitor heat stress.

What has been USDA's role in the farm bill process? (Gary Crawford and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)

USDA is making more investments in protecting communities from wildfires. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)