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What will it take to pass a new farm bill? (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, giving visiting Farmers Union members a progress report on new USDA Packers and Stockyards rules.

The USDA official overseeing the mission area for Farmers Markets explains why each individual markets have their own identities. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Services Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Services Jenny Moffitt explains some of the characteristics that make Farmers Markets unique - both collectively and as individual offerings in communities.

Dry weather is speeding development of many crops. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Ripey)

One expert says don;t carve USDA's Prospective Planting acres in stone. A lot can happen before the seed drops. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

There are a variety of means commercial business, municipalities, and private landowners have available in efforts to control mosquito populations. (Rod Bain and Jamie Kopco of Penn State University Extension)

Municipalities and some private homeowners take what is known as a systematic approach to reducing mosquito populations in the Spring and Summer months. (Rod Bain and Jamie Kopco of Penn State University Extension)

If you don't believe farm commodity prices are weakening, just have a look at USDA's latest Ag. Prices Report. (Gary Crawford)

Where the world's farms are located has shifted over time per a recent USDA study on trends of global agricultural production over the past six decades. (Rod Bain and research economist Keith Fuglie)