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Recent recalculations to the base plan for USDA’s Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program benefits brought forth updated benefit numbers. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Two types of grants are now available for rural communities and health care centers to strengthen existing and add new care offerings and facilities. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson.

The latest round of USDA ReConnect funding awards are reflective of the importance in building up high speed connectivity in rural America. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Jim Matheson of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Shirley Bloomfield of the...

A USDA label that assures biobased product certainty for both producers and consumers is celebrating its tenth year. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Justin Maxson.

Parents may praise the long-awaited re-opening of schools and day care centers, but young kids may feel differently. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradford Wiles, Extension Child Development Specialist at Kansas State University.

How much of your 2020 income do you think went to buy food? The answer may surprise you. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Eliana Zeballos.

Capacity Building Grants offered by the Agriculture Department are assisting Historical Black Colleges and Universities in their efforts to build up research, teaching, and extension resources. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Administrator...

Are honeybees making a comeback after years of colony losses? A new report has some clues to that question. Gary Crawford has the story. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Travis Averill with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Kyle Grubbs with USDA's Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, Maryland.

A nationwide hunt is on this month for one of America's least wanted invasive insects, a heartless killer of trees. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Rhonda Santos with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.MPTTP **Broadcasters--If listeners think they've spotted an...

Christmas tree growers are working hard in record-breaking heat getting those trees ready for us this winter. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Christmas tree growers, John Tillman, Beth Walterscheidt and Jim Gehlsen.