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Slight Increase in June Ag Prices

00:00:59.376   2021-07-30   
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report reflects producers as a whole receiving more for their commodities in June. (Rod Bain)

Supporting Risk Management Education Efforts

00:01:00.395   2021-07-30   
USDA's Risk Management Agency announced funding for projects emphasizing risk management education and training, with emphasis on underserved populations. (Rod Bain and RMA Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy)

Actuality: Risk Management Education Support and Examples

00:00:50.938   2021-07-30   
Risk Management Agency Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy discusses past and present efforts of his agency to support risk management education and training.

USDA Extends Eviction Moratorium for Another Two Months

00:00:58.279   2021-07-30   
Homeowners in homes financed through USDA now have more time to work things out before they can be evicted. (Gary Crawford and President Joe Biden)

USDA Nominees Under Consideration

00:01:00.238   2021-07-30   
Several people nominated for positions as Agriculture Department Under Secretaries are currently in various stages of the confirmation process. (Rod Bain. Former U.S. Representative Xochitl Torres Small. USDA Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Climate Advisor Robert Bonnie.)

Farmers Getting USDA Yield Surveys Were Scientifically Selected

00:00:57.547   2021-07-30   
If you got a USDA yield survey, you were not chosen at random. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Innovative Efforts Continue at Local Farmers Markets

00:01:00.342   2021-07-30   
National Farmers Market Week (August 1 - 7) highlights not only the markets themselves, but the innovations that allow these institutions to continue customer service in their communities. (Rod Bain and Christina Connel of the Agricultural Marketing Service)

Actuality: Value of Farmers Markets to Local Communities

00:00:46.315   2021-07-30   
ATTN: STATIONS -* - National Farmers Market Week is August 1 - 7 - * Christina Connel of the Agricultural Marketing Service explains the many forms of value offered to farmers markets in the communities they serve.

Onboard for Livestock Producers - A Grading Dashboard

00:01:00.316   2021-07-30   
A new resource of USDA market data and information for beef, lamb and veal producers is now available in a visualized format. (Rod Bain and Agricultural Marketing Service Associate Deputy Administrator Taylor Cox)