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USDA is allocating Commodity Credit Corporation to further enhance response efforts to the recent highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak. (Rod Bain and Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford)

USDA Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford discusses how poultry flock owners can help prevent and control highly pathogenic avian influenza through biosecurity measures.

Agricultural companies and cooperatives can now submit applications for USDA's pop-up port cargo storage facilities at two west coast ports. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Hand washing is a critical food safety step that many outdoor grillers either forget or ignore. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners...

Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline, giving the minimal recommended internal cooking temperatures for various meat and poultry products. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go...

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday explained new proposals designed to benefit poultry producers in the marketplace. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Funding for lending programs for meat and poultry processors is one of the latest announced efforts to expand production capacity. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

After a successful first round of applications to USDA's new Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Initiative, submissions for a second round of funding will soon be due. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA's second quarter agricultural trade forecasts notes a significant increase in exports from the previous report, and another potential export record. (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer talks about the contributions of North American trade partners in the latest increase in forecasted record agricultural exports.