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What are examples of USDA efforts in support of recent Presidential Executive Orders focused on bootsing our nation's livestock and meat industries? (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears)

Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears discusses USDA food safety efforts connected to recent Presidential Executive Orders to boost meat production and market access.

* - October is National Cooperative Month - * This year's theme for National Cooperative Month focuses on the long serving cooperative business model in our nation and its rural areas, and how they are designed for long-term service to their communities. (Rod Bain. Rural Business-Cooperative Service...

What is the production outlook for that fall-time ... or any time ... favorite fruit, apples, for this season? (Rod Bain and USDA economist Catharine Weber)

Farmers have their hands full if raccoons are found on their property, in part because these mammals have a fondness for many types of food. (Rod Bain and Drew Ricketts of Kansas State University Extension)

Raccoons can eat just about anything, and that could mean damages on farms beyond consumed food and crops. (Rod Bain and Kansas State University Extension's Drew Ricketts)

* - October is National Cooperative Month - * The Agriculture Secretary Thursday issued the annual proclamation announcing this month's recognition of our country's cooperatives and their contributions to our national, and rural, economies. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins Thursday proclaimed the month of October as National Cooperative Month.

A dubious distinction was noted in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor as the month of September closed. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey compares U.S. Drought Monitor readings from the start to the end of September.