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What is the background of President-elect Trump's nominee for the Cabinet position of Agriculture Secretary? (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

Present varieties, future cultivars, and past steeped in culture and history are all part of USDA’s apple genetic collection found in New York State. (Rod Bain and geneticist Ben Guiterrez)

USDA geneticist Ben Guiterrez discusses some of the cultural and historical connections associated with an apple germplasm collection in New York State.

A fifty-year career at the USDA Radio had led to numerous recognitions and awards for Gary Crawford, including a non-USDA Radio honor that perhaps surprises some. (Rod Bain and Gary Crawford)

USDA Radio's Gary Crawford talks about an outside-his-job opportunity that led to earning a gold record.

While the general tone of USDA's export forecast is down, there are still some products that could see a better export year than they did last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer).

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows how drought coverage over the past month decreased in areas of significant ag production. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Drought coverage across the lower 48 states continues to contract, and in all categories, per the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the few states reporting extreme and exceptional drought coverage for the period ending May 28.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the last U.S. Drought Monitor report for May 2024, for the period ending May 28th.