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The Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities initiative reached the one-year mark recently – presenting opportunity to look at progress both for the effort in total and its individual projects, as well as considering what still lies ahead. Rod Bain goes over year one of these partnerships in this...

The Agriculture Secretary discussed his thoughts on passage of a new Farm Bill by Congress and its role as a funding tool in supporting farm policy efforts. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The one-year anniversary of first announced projects within a USDA program gave opportunity to see how efforts to produce climate smart commodities and markets are going. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Amy Sckolzlas Cole of Trust in Food.

Many communities don't have trees and forested areas for their residents, but there is a major effort to change that. Gary Crawford has a report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Forest Service...

The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday offered his thoughts on the connection between food insecurity here and abroad and the need to improve sustainability in agriculture. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

It's an idea whose time has come---Getting more of our food from closer to our homes. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

USDA will continue its partnership with Coca-Cola to restore forests and watersheds. (Gary Crawford. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. Kurt Ritter with the Coca-Cola Company)

Small business in the food and ag sectors are receiving support for their research and development efforts via two, USDA funding programs. Rod Ban reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Tim Conner of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small listing some of the accomplishments of the USDA partnership with the Coca-Cola Company over the last decade.

One way to reduce the large yearly losses of honeybee colonies is to make a stronger and better bee. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Chris Hiatt, beekeeper and President. of the American Honey Producers Association. Lanie Bilodeau, Research Leader at the USDA Bee Laboratory in...