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Do some USDA conservation programs make it harder for beginning farmers to access land? (Gary Crawford and Zach Ducheneaux, Farm Service Agency Administrator)

Terry Cosby, Chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, telling a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing that his agency is hiring more people to meet the needs of the agency and of farmers.

While agroforestry as a method of farm and forest management and production has been around for quite some time, there is still much to learn about this practice, how it works, and how landowners use it. That is where research and extension opportunities, and a new USDA survey, could assist in...

An official at the Port of Oakland discusses some of the improvements in supply chain movements that could come from an upcoming pop-up site at the facility. (Rod Bain and Andrew Hwang of the Port of Oakland California)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he wants to see a change in the basic type of economic system in rural areas. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Former President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

While it would become the first of its kind pop-up site on the West Coast, the Port of Oakland's future facility is not the first such site in the U.S. (Rod Bain and White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force Port Envoy John Pocari)

This year’s Agricultural Outlook Forum, which is organized by USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist, shines a spotlight on issues that haven't gotten a lot of a lot of attention in the past. Stephanie Ho has the story. PARTICIPANTS: Stephanie Ho. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. FSA Outreach Director...

The Agriculture Secretary says recent discussions with Canadian counterparts could lead to a reopening of Puerto Rico as a market for potatoes from the province of Prince Edward Island. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA recent announcement of Community Facilities funding for rural projects provides insight into how this program and its investments provide broad in scope benefits. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh. Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small...

A storm this week is expected to impact half of the country. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)