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American consumers are buying and trying more food items from other countries, despite rising prices for those items. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

The Agriculture Secretary made several announcements during his speech before this year's American Farm Bureau Federation convention Monday. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack elaborates on three meat and poultry processing expansion projects receiving USDA funding as announced Monday during the 2023 American Farm Bureau Federation convention.

Secretary Tom Vilsack says some of the projects applying for Fertilizer Production Expansion Program funding are now available for public comment on potential environmental impacts through February 8th.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the second phase of the Emergency Relief Program will soon be available for producer applications starting January 23rd.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses a new program designed to assist eligible producers who suffered revenue loss in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack new risk production coverage for underserved producers through updates to the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP).

The latest USDA numbers for agricultural trade continue to show higher exports and much higher ag. product imports. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

Bart Kenner, USDA economist, with some bulk product export numbers for the first eleven months of Calendar Year 2022.

The folks running the current Census of Agriculture are going to great lengths to find and include farmers who have never been counted before. (Gary Crawford and Census of Agriculture Director Barbara Rater)