Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has just announced major new investments to boost competition and capacity in meat processing and give livestock producers more market power. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says expanding processing capacity can improve the bargaining power of livestock producers.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying that this week's new investments in meat processing capacity expansion complement earlier investments.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying this week's investments are all aimed at creating new and better markets for producers.

Representatives from hundreds of countries will gather in Egypt next week for a conference focusing on climate change and food issues. (Gary Crawford and World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig)

While improvement was noted in the very short-to-short topsoil moisture condition rating in USDA’s latest report, there is still significant dryness recorded across parts of the country. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, covers states experiencing very short-to-short topsoil moisture condition ratings for the period ending October 30.

The year 2022 will be noted as the second worst finish for U.S. pasture and rangeland conditions in this century, per USDA’s last condition report of the season. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Shoppers looking for that Thanksgiving turkey will find adequate supplies of smaller birds this year, but larger ones may be harder to locate. (Gary Crawford and Agriculure Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Led by the two largest cranberry growing states, national cranberry production is up from the year before. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)