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A new Secretarial advisory committee focused on technical assistance and verifying carbon credits for growers is now accepting applications. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses USDA efforts to establish technical assistance provider and third-party verifier protocols and models for carbon credits – part of the mission of a new Secretarial Climate Solutions Act Advisory Committee.
USDA’s latest annual look at farmland values point to another year-over-year rise, but what does this signal about land value strength? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at year-over-year comparison on farmland values and cash rents with an eye on strength of such values in the context of additional economic factors.
A visit to an ethanol industry conference Thursday provided the Agriculture Secretary opportunity to highlight its Regional Conservation Partnership Program. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides an American Coalition for Ethanol effort as an example of how USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program can work on the ground level.
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.