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Secretary Tom Vilsack explains what the newly announced ASCEND for Better Health Virtual Center hopes to accomplish through research into precision nutrition and better health outcomes.

The Agriculture Secretary says community engagement meetings will be conducted starting next month as part of efforts in improving nutrition and health outcomes for specific populations. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses existing USDA research and how it will play a part in a new virtual center discovering nutrition's role in preventing chronic diseases like cancer.

How has the war in Ukraine affected the 2022 income situation for U.S. farmers? (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Experts say the financial health of the nation's agricultural sector is the best it's been in years. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service)

Spiro Stefano, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service, with some signs of a healthier farm economy.

The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor sent U.S. farmers into production overdrive, helped by civilian victory gardens. (Gary Crawford, Anne Effland and former President Franklin Roosevelt)

Participant feedback is part of the process used by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in developing future agricultural trade missions, including those being planned for next year. (Rod Bain and FAS Associate Administrator Clay Hamilton)

Income from livestock and livestock product sales is up dramatically this year. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service)

Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service, talking about big increases in 2022 crop sales receipts, compared to 2021.