Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Justin Maxson provides examples from recent USDA Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Loan and Grant recipients of these projects' significance to rural communities.

Livestock producers and USDA are both looking to improve market conditions by more price discovery and more selling options. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Justin Tupper, cattle producer and V.P. of the U. S. Cattlemen's Association)

A USDA based resource that supports regional dairy business and innovation includes funding allocated to create new innovative initiative centers. (Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs May Wu)

Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Mae Wu discusses the efforts of three centers designed to foster dairy innovations and markets.

Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Mae Wu explains general efforts of dairy business innovation initiatives to help dairy growers in their region open market opportunities and take advantage of innovations.

It was a relatively short and friendly confirmation hearing Thursday for Jennifer Moffitt, the nominee for Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. (Gary Crawford and Jennifer Moffitt)

Jennifer Moffitt, USDA's nominee for Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, telling her Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing some of her thoughts on the initiatives for improving the market situation for livestock producers.

Local Farm Service Agency offices will soon accept applications for a new program assisting livestock and poultry producers financially impacted by the pandemic. (Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux offers details regarding USDA's recently announced Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program.

August 20th is the deadline for producers wishing to enroll land in a Conservation Reserve Program offering focused on grasslands. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)