The USDA is putting more resources into developing the next generation of leaders in the food and agriculture industry. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack telling reporters about new resources being allocated to attract young scholars from minority-serving institutions into considering leadership careers in the food and agriculture industry.

USDA is carefully trying to determine the best ways to keep economically stressed farmers on the land and farming. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying his department is trying to determine the best ways to help financially distressed farmers when the moratorium on foreclosures and evictions is lifted.

Slight improvements were reported on both ends of the range in the nation's topsoil moisture condition rating for this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talks about how regions fall within the topsoil moisture surplus and very-short-to-short condition ratings for the period ending August 21.

The latest condition ratings for our nation’s pastures and rangelands showed improvement, although slight, from the previous week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA projects total U.S. grape production, as well as production for wine and raisin-type grapes, to be lower this year than last. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

If your child is going to school this fall and taking lunch from home, experts say pack that lunch with good nutrition and with food safety in mind. Gary Crawford has more on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Sandy Proctor, Kansas State University Extension Nutrition...

A USDA grant program supporting improvements to infrastructure for higher blend ethanol and biofuels is now accepting applications. (Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal)