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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains some of the goals to advance ag trade and opportunities between the U.S. and Africa as part of this week’s U.S. Africa Leaders Summit.

President Joe Biden, at the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit, announcing some new U.S. investments in African agriculture and infrastructure.

The region of Central America will be the focus of the Agriculture Department's first trade mission of 2023, with applications from companies and state ag departments now accepted through December 30th. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Associate Administrator Clay Hamilton)

The mailboxes of millions of farmers will soon be filled with more than just holiday cards and catalogs. (Gary Crawford and Barbara Rater, Director of the Ag. Census for USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Barbara Rater, Director of the Ag. Census for USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, giving some reasons why getting ag. census information from farmers is so important.

What's behind the slowdown in food price inflation? (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

If you are sending or receiving holiday cards this season, you are part of a 179 year tradition---a tradition even if the card is sent electronically. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

The idea of precision, and personal, nutrition, could be a key to combatting diet related chronic diseases like cancer. That is why USDA has recently announced a new virtual center designed to expedite research on precision nutrition and its role in improved health incomes. Rod Bain looks at this...

The Northern and North Central Plains are expected in coming days to delve into a deep freeze on the heels of an active weathers system in the region this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The latest White House Tribal Nations Summit included announcements that build upon co-stewardship agreements of public lands between federal agencies and indigenous governments. (Rod Bain. President Joe Biden. Secretary Tom Vilsack.)