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USDA recently announced Fiscal Year funding for projects covered under a section of federal Plant Protection Act, including detector dog training, to keep plant pests and diseases out of our nation. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains the benefits of an interim final rule announced Wednesday on the sustainable aviation fuel industry and for climate smart crop producers.

How does an interim final rule issued by USDA Wednesday serve to bridge climate smart crop measurements and sustainable aviation fuel tax credits? (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how a beta version of USDA’s Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator can be demonstrated in quantifying c.i. within crops grown as biofuel feedstocks.

USDA Wednesday announced a final interim rule focused on guidelines for climate smart ag commodities within clean fuel transportation programs. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at areas of the country experiencing significant snow cover in recent days, as well as barren locales.

A stretch from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast potential could see late week rain and other forms of precipitation ahead of an arctic blast establishing itself across much of the nation. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

The latest, perhaps strongest, arctic system of the winter is expected to establish itself over much of the nation by late this week or weekend. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says below normal temperatures for most of the nation, and below normal precipitation in most regions, are featured in the forecast for the period of January 21 - 27.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how continued arctic cold perhaps is impacting livestock, particularly cattle, in affected areas.