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Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist, saying no food categories this year will end the year lower priced than 2021.

The effort to bring high speed internet to rural areas is getting another financial shot in the arm with new investments being announced. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack telling reporters that lack of access to adequate internet service is putting milllions of rural residents at a desadvamtage/

Agriculture Secretaru Tom Vilsack telling reporters that in the job of bringing high speed internet to all Americans, the USDA, the Commrece Department and the Federal Communications Commission have clear divisions of labor.

Greg Puckett, the Chairman of the Rural Action Caucus of the National Association of Counties, praising federal efforts to bring high speed internet to rural areas.

The nominee for USDA's top trade post outlined for her Senate confirmation hearing some of the priorities she would pursue, if confirmed. (Gary Crawford and Alexis Taylor, nominee for USDA's Under Secretary for Trade)

The nominee for USDA's top food safety post told his Senate confirmation hearing that USDA is working on a plan to reduce salmonella-related illnesses coming from meat and poultry products. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Emilio Esteban with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service)

What is behind the annual change of colors in leaves of some tree species during the fall months? (Rod Bain and U.S. Forest Service plant physiologist, Paul Schaberg)

A Forest Service plant physiologist provides ideas how one can maximize the experience of viewing fall colors in forests this fall. (Rod Bain and Kevin Smith)

Two USDA international programs - one focused on school feeding and the other on agricultural development - are investing in projects in developing nations. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)