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USDA's global balance sheet for wheat is showing tight supplies around the world. (Stephanie Ho and WAOB Chair Mark Jekanowski)

The USDA is looking to invest money in new farm risk management education projects. (Gary Crawford and Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency. Also, classic comedian, Groucho Marx)

Several nations in the IndoPacific region have a growing middle class - an opportunity for our nation to increase agricultural exports in that part of the world (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)

Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley discusses how several developing nations in the IndoPacific region hold promise as growing markets for U.S. agricultural exports.

Poultry producers increasing their vigilance after highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is confirmed in a wild duck in South Carolina. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Rosemary Sifford with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Smuggling of prohibited foreign food products into the U.S. poses a threat to U.S. agriculture, but USDA and other agencies are working to reduce that threat. (Gary Crawford and Under Secretary of Agriculture Jenny Moffitt)

Tips from citizens sometimes help the authorities to stop smuggling of prohibited food items. (Gary Crawford and Under Secretary of Agriculture Jenny Moffitt)

Jenny Moffitt, Under Agriculture Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, talking about the seizures in the New York City area of prohibited food products.

Jenny Moffitt, Under Agriculture Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, saying the threat of African Swine Fever being brought into the U.S. is one reason for preventing prohibited foreign food items from entering the U.S.

A new USDA agreement with organizations is helping bring the word about conservation and climate smart agriculture programs to underserved communities. (Rod Bain and Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby)