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A new USDA funding program provides higher education institutions opportunities to develop the future professionals of agriculture, including those working for USDA. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Beef for the grill is costing more than last summer. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

The annual election cycle for USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees is underway for 2023 with nominations for positions now being accepted through August First. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux

USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam, gives some reasons why beef prices are higher than a year ago.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recently awarded funding for infrastructure repair and rebuild after extreme weather events through its Emergency Watershed Protection program. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Astrid Martinez of USDA-NRCS

The promise of precision agriculture hinges on keeping the promise of high-speed internet access for all of rural America. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. David Zumwalt, CEO, Broadband without Barriers...

The Agriculture Secretary Monday announced the first of a series of announcements to promote construction and expansion of infrastructure for biofuels. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary believes the recently announced Renewable Fuel Standard for the next three years should be considered in context with other efforts to advance biofuel production. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary provided an update on ongoing consultations to resolve a dispute over Mexico's efforts to limit genetically modified corn imports from the U.S. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Along with its report Friday on planted acreage, USDA will also release another possibly market moving report. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)