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.

Agricultural imports as well as exports increased in USDA's latest quarterly ag trade forecasts, but why? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Some Conservation Reserve Program landowners are eligible for a one-time flexibility being granted by USDA. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Our nation Wednesday filed a second dispute to Canada's dairy tariff-rate-quota policy within the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The difference between states with less topsoil moisture and more topsoil moisture continues to increase. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at both very short to short and surplus topsoil moisture condition ratings by state and region for the period ending May 22.