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The Agriculture Department continues coordination of response and recovery efforts post-Hurricane Helene with federal, state, farm, and community stakeholders. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Efforts continue to support ag producers impacted by Hurricane Helene through local USDA Service Centers while supporting staff also affected by the storm. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie talks about USDA support of local service centers and personnel in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie explains some of the Agriculture Department's contributions to federal response to Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.

Two programs offered by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service provides resources for global development focus areas such as nutrition, education, and self-sufficiency. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor discusses two international development programs under the Foreign Agricultural Service.

USDA is putting the final touches to data collecting for the upcoming crop production forecasts. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, says he doubts there will be major surprises in USDA's upcoming crop forecasts. *** USDA will release its new crop forecasts on October 11th, noon, EDT***

A collaborative effort to prevent the spread of several invasive fruit fly species in the Golden State is making progress in effort to protect fruits and vegetables from potential damage. (Rod Bain and Richard Johnson of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Richard Johnson of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service explains the threat of various invasive fruit fly species to California commercial and backyard agriculture.