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A rural Texas medical clinic used USDA funding to construct a new facility which allowed for expansion of services to customers and employees. (Rod Bain and Cactus Health Services CEO Luis Villareal)

Luis Villareal of Cactus Health Services discusses what he believes are benefits from a recent Rural Development grant that supported construction of a new health care facility.

Cactus Health Services CEO Luis Villareal discusses the need to expand this rural Texas health care facility and how USDA Rural Development grants played a role in doing just that.

The Agriculture Secretary says the latest efforts to revise a part of the Clean Water Act includes, and should include, comment and participation from farmers, ranchers and landowners. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Coming soon---an entire week devoted to preventing and preparing for African Swine Fever. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Dr. Jack Shere with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) **African Swine Fever Action Week is September 13 - 17. **

USDA will kick off its African Swine Fever Action Week Monday with the first in a series of daily webinars. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Jack Shere with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Dr. Jack Shere, Associate Administrator of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, saying that with African Swine Fever now in the Dominican Republic, the U.S. is setting up an ASF "protection zone" around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Topsoil moisture numbers this week have improved, compared to last week. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, points to states in the drought-stricken West, where topsoil moisture shortages are the most severe in the country.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has details of where there were high topsoil moisture surplus numbers, largely due to former Hurricane Ida.