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Addressing global food security challenges today and by the year 2050 is among the tasks of a Coalition formed at last year's United Nations Food Systems Summit. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)

Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley discusses the formation and membership of the Coalition for Sustainable Productivity Growth.

A USDA program recently awarded grants fostering collaboration between U.S. land grant university researchers and colleagues around the globe in climate-smart agriculture studies. (Rod Bain and Avis Massenburg-Watts of the Foreign Agricultural Service)

Avis Massenburg-Watts of the Foreign Agricultural Service explains some of the history of a research-oriented grant program, including the recent awards for global climate smart research projects.

A session at a recent White House Conference discusses the role of local and regional food systems to improve nutrition and health outcomes in communities. (Rod Bain Chuck Conner of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. Tara Roberts-Turner of Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative)

Tara Roberts-Turner of Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative explains how food box distribution to local early childhood facilities serves to boost nutrition as well as economic opportunity for area growers.

USDA is currently wrapping up data collection for its upcoming new crop production estimates. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski, saying that USDA market analysts are already working on what will become the new World Ag. Supply and Demand forecasts. Those will be finalized and released. along with new crop production forecasts, this Wednesday at noon, EDT.

Updates to Whole Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm crop insurance leads to a series of live virtual meetings with producers and stakeholders over the next three months. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger explains the purpose of two federal crop insurance policies that recently underwent improvements.