USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talks about how the winter wheat harvest is ramping up.

USDA is putting more money into projects designed to boost U.S. fertilizer production. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The nations hard pressed emergency food providers are getting some extra help from the USDA. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

School meal providers are getting some extra help from the USDA. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA Rural Development Direct Loans are part of the portfolio of housing programs designed to improve access to home buying in rural America. (Rod Bain and Tennessee realtor Renea Veach)

Tennessee realtor Renea Veach explains how a USDA Rural Development housing loan program assists low income citizens in obtaining home ownership.

Friday's USDA cattle feedlot report has some unexpected numbers in it. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with the key numbers from Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that high prices being paid for feeders may be luring more producers to send animals to feedlots.

The Agriculture Secretary recently provided examples of some of the projects at higher education institutions as part of a new USDA program to develop the next generation of ag professionals. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)