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* - National Pollinator Week is June 17 - 23 - * USDA researchers are looking into how potential climate impacts affect both pollinator health and nutrition. (Rod Bain and Gayle Hoffman)

* - June 17 - 23 is National Pollinator Month - * USDA researcher Gayle Hoffman discusses the importance of pollinator gardens in the overall wellbeing of pollinator populations.

Here's a story about a unique rural housing program. (Gary Crawford. USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Joaquin Altoro. Idaho home owner, Sandra Sauceda) ****June is National Home Ownership Month.****

Idaho homeowner, Sandra Sauceda, talks about one of rules of the Mutual Self-Help Housing Program.

How do the numbers USDA forecasts for U.S. wheat production this month factor into the latest domestic supply and demand estimate? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Wheat production forecasts in Russia and Ukraine were reduced by USDA this month, but what is behind this decrease? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Production forecasts for Russia and Ukraine are the predominant items within USDA's corn World Supply and Demand Estimate this month. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

With cases of a strain of what is known as bird flu recently found in dairy cattle, USDA and other stakeholders have been busy monitoring the situation and implementing measures to protect our nation’s dairy cattle. Rod Bain looks at what has so far transpired in this edition of “Agriculture USA”...

Areas impacted by tornadoes over the past week and weekend could face another round of active weather during the middle part of this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Some food shoppers may be surprised at USDA's latest forecasts for food prices. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer.