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The Presidential State of the Union address Thursday included mention of various USDA efforts ranging from high speed internet to conservation. (Rod Bain and President Joe Biden)

Minimal changes were noted within USDA’s March series of crop reports, however, one category reflecting some adjustments were crop prices. (Rod Bain)

There were no big surprises in the latest round of USDA crop forecasts. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Friday's USDA Supply and Demand forecasts created a small ripple in corn and soybean markets. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says Ukraine has had remarkable success in exporting its grain.

What is the connection between the nation’s biobased products industry and impacts to the U.S. economy? Some answers are provided via a recent USDA commissioned economic impact analysis. (Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan)

Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan talks about the potential of the biobased product industry on rural economies, and how consumers can learn more about biobased products at ‘www.biopreferred.gov”.

Producers have until March 29th to enroll acreage in USDA’s General Conservation Reserve Program. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie discuss aspects of the Conservation Reserve Program including the current General CRP sign-up underway through March 29th.

The first half of the history of the U.S. Forest Service included significant, yet perhaps unsung, contributions from women to the agency and our forests, according to one historian. (Rod Bain and Forest Service historian Rachel Kline)