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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the push by farmers for climate smart commodity production may end up producing an unintended , but very positive, benefit.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explaining what we hope to learn from the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodity pilot projects.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he expects a huge number of farmers to participate in pilot projects of the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program.

USDA's December forecast for U.S. rice exports shows another month-over-month decline to numbers approaching levels not seen in over thirty years. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Chair Mark Jekanowski)

What were some of the more notable findings within USDA's latest look at both its domestic and global soybean balance sheets? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

A slight rise in USDA domestic cotton production numbers in December means changes for both the U.S. and world supply and demand estimate for the month. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowsk)

Friday's new USDA round of crop forecasts shows a larger than expected cotton crop and slightly lower price prospects for several crops. (Gary Crawford)

Although usually quiet, USDA's December crop production report did provide news of note regarding our nation's cotton and orange crops. (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

What are the latest production numbers from USDA on the Florida orange crop, and how did two late fall hurricanes play a role? (Rod Bain and Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service covers USDA's latest production report for Florida's orange crop.