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Report Shows Dairy Herd Expansion

00:00:59.611   2021-02-01   
The nation's dairy herd is expanding, but producers are being "cautious" about it. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

Evictions Halted in USDA-Supported Rural Multi-Family Housing Communities

00:00:57.547   2021-02-01   
Residents behind in their rent in rural multifamily housing units supported by the USDA are now safe from being evicted, at least for another two months. (Gary Crawford and President Joe Biden)

What is a USDA Climate Hub?

00:00:58.880   2021-02-01   
If you've ever wondered what a USDA Climate Hub is, this is the story for you. (Stephanie Ho and Chavonda Jacobs-Young, ARS Administrator)

Actuality: Modern Technology Helps USDA with Climate Research

00:00:21.812   2021-02-01   
Agricultural Research Service Administrator Chavonda Jacobs-Young explains how modern technology is so helpful to studying climate science.

The Drop in Farmer Response Rates to USDA Surveys Has Leveled Off

00:00:58.462   2021-02-01   
After years of declines in farmer response rates to USDA crop surveys, it appears that those declines have stopped. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig, with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

The Border Protection for Your Valentine's Floral Bouquet

00:01:00.186   2021-02-01   
USDA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection agents work closely to keep unwanted insects and pests out of our country, and out of your Valentine's flower arrangement. (Rod Bain and Louis Volpe of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Actuality: Collaboration to Prevent Pests in Imported Cut Flowers

00:00:53.916   2021-02-01   
Louis Volpe of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service discusses the relationship between APHIS and Custom and Border Protection inspectors in preventing invasive pests from entering our nation through cut flowers.

Actuality: Bringing Cut Flowers into the U.S. - Keeping Pests Out

00:01:00.186   2021-02-01   
Louis Volpe of USDA-APHIS's Miami Inspection Station discusses the cut flower industry, and the role APHIS and Customs and Border Protection plays in pest prevention and product protection.