USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a look at progress for the nation's rice crop.

More global markets are importing or considering purchase of U.S. biofuel products like ethanol, including new and existing customers. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Geoff Cooper of the Renewable Fuels Association. Emily Skor of Growth Energy. Doug Berven of POET.

USDA has just unveiled a new tool that could help communities and regions map and manage wildfires. It's called FireMap. (Gary Crawford and Terry Cosby, Acting Chief of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Terry Cosby, Acting Chief of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, listing the states where the Southeast FireMap is now up and running. He also says the plan is to some day expand it nationwide.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with the national weather forecast for April 6th through the 12th.

How can the Department of Defense help socially-disadvantaged farmers? (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

What are some of the challenges that remain for Black farmers in this country? (Stephanie Ho; Philip Haynie, National Black Growers Council Chairman; Shirley Sherrod, Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Executive-Director)

USDA estimates more than 13-thousand loans to Black and socially-disadvantaged farmers will be forgiven under the American Rescue Plan. (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

An old USDA program may help the U.S. reach a new environmental goal. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

There's one fact about the U.S./China agricultural trade relationship that may surprise you. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)