The Agriculture Secretary Friday announced the first round of grant awards associated with a program designed to increase domestic fertilizer and inputs. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses how a USDA program encouraging greater domestic fertilizer and input production came to be.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides examples among the first round of projects awarded grants through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program.

Part of the Agriculture Secretary’s itinerary at Commodity Classic Friday was viewing the signing of some of the initial USDA Partnership for Climate Smart Commodity projects. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains the intent of and demand for USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program.

2023 began with a big agricultural export sales month. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

USDA economist, Bart Kenner, with the latest USDA trade forecast for Fiscal Year 2023.

USDA economist, Bart Kenner, reviewing U.S. bulk agricultural product exports for the first four months of the 2023 fiscal year. Commodities include wheat, corn, soybeans and cotton.

U.S. corn exports are lower than most experts had expected. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

The world is producing more wheat than expected, especially one major wheat growing nation. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)