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Financial and program commitments from various entities to address national hunger, nutrition, and health issues were announced Wednesday as part of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary notes how the nation's school lunch program can play a role in addressing hunger, and improving nutrition and health, within the framework of a national strategy released this week. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

President Joe Biden discusses some of the ways the federal government will support and respond to help the state of Florida from the arrival and aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

Experts say if your food comes into contact with flood waters, don't even think of eating that food. (Gary Crawford and USDA food safety expert, Meredith Carothers)

More of the medical community is coming to the conclusion that food can be a powerful medicine to prevent and treat many diseases. (Gary Crawford. President Joe Biden. Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation. Dr. Kofi Essel with Children's National Hospital)

Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, telling the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health that helping older Americans pay for fresh fruits and vegetables could save millons of lives and save billions of dollars in health care costs.

USDA's latest look at topsoil moisture conditions reveals standout numbers in the very-short to short rating category. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses the latest ratings by state in USDA’s very-short-to-short topsoil moisture rating category, and their impacts on the national rating for the period ending September 25th.

What did the first U.S. Pasture and Rangeland Condition report for this fall season reveal about such condition across the country? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses states that have seen improved, or better than fifty per cent, good to excellent pasture and rangeland conditions for the period ending September 25th.