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Assistance for Specialty Crop Food Safety Certification

00:00:59.846   2023-12-27   
The Farm Service Agency is accepting applications through January 31st for a program designed to help specialty crop producers with costs associated with food safety certification. (Rod Bain and Georgia State FSA Director Arthur Tripp)

Actuality: Focus Areas of Food Safety Certification Assistance

00:00:35.970   2023-12-27   
Farm Service Agency Georgia State Director Arthur Tripp discusses how Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop funding will be applied in the latest round of awards.

2023 Weather Highlights - Severe Weather Outbreaks

00:01:00.160   2023-12-27   
Tornadic activity and active weather in general occurred during most of 2023 across the nation. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

2023 Weather Highlights - New England Flooding

00:01:00.003   2023-12-27   
Significant flooding took place in several parts of New England during 2023 - a result of heavy early summer rains and saturated soils. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Actuality: 2023 Weather Highlights - Drought

00:00:51.748   2023-12-27   
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about drought impacts in parts of the country in 2023.

"Flexibility" --A Key Word to Describe how Farmers Operated in 2023

00:01:00.395   2023-12-27   
Farmers showed remarkable flexibility in 2023, and it paid off. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Actuality: Farmers Showed Great Flexibility in 2023

00:00:45.635   2023-12-27   
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer saying that farmers in 2023 showed just how flexible they could be.

World Coffee Inventories Projected at Twelve Year Lows

00:00:53.524   2023-12-27   
World coffee inventories are expected to shrink during this next year. (Gary Crawford)