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Two New USDA Market News Reports Will Boost Cattle Price Transparency
00:00:54.491 2021-08-05USDA will soon begin two new market news reports that are designed to boost price transparency in cattle markets. (Gary Crawford. Justin Tupper, South Dakota cattle producer. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
A Slight Decline in Total U.S. Drought Coverage
00:01:00.212 2021-08-05Despite drought intensification in parts of the country, the nation in total was covered in less drought than the previous month. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
The State of Exceptional Drought Out West
00:01:00.395 2021-08-05Some of the West continues to languish in the most severe form of drought. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Commodities Covered in Drought
00:00:49.319 2021-08-05USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at drought coverage of some of the nation's crops and livestock as of August 3rd.
Northern Crop Concerns as Coverage of Drought Expands
00:01:00.160 2021-08-05More crops and commodities in the northern stretches of the Plains, Rockies and Pacific Northwest are covered by drought compared to one month ago. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Areas of Worsening Drought Conditions
00:00:50.076 2021-08-05USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, notes some of the areas in the contiguous forty-eight states experiencing worsening drought conditions over the past month.
A Big Drop in the Percentage of Our Incomes Spent on Food
00:01:00.107 2021-08-05How much of your 2020 income do you think went to buy food? The answer may surprise you. (Gary Crawford and Eliana Zeballos)
Building Research, Teaching and Extension Opportunities at HBCU's
00:01:00.290 2021-08-04USDA's National institute of Food and Agriculture offers a variety of grant programs to expand research, teaching and extension within Historically Black Colleges and Universities. (Rod Bain and NIFA Administrator Carrie Castille)
Actuality: Examples of HBCU Capacity Building Grants Projects
00:00:51.853 2021-08-04National Institute of Food and Agriculture Administrator Carrie Castille offers examples from among fifty-eight projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities--projects recently awarded NIFA Capacity Building Grants.
Actuality: NIFA HBCU Capacity Building Grants
00:00:45.923 2021-08-04National Institute of Food and Agriculture Administrator Carrie Castille explains the recent awarding and purpose of capacity building grants focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.