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A Rise in USDA's March Price Received Index

00:01:00.342   2021-04-30   
Producers on average received more price-wise for their commodities in March, as revealed in the latest Agriculture Department Ag Prices Report. (Rod Bain)

American Families Plan Would Protect Most Farmers from Capital Gains Tax

00:01:00.107   2021-04-30   
The proposed American Families Plan would protect most farmers from big capital gains taxes. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Actuality: American Families Plan Has No Changes to Farm Estate Tax Rules

00:00:46.811   2021-04-30   
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying that the American Families Plan has no changes to current farm estate tax rules.

Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits Extend Beyond Program Participants

00:00:53.995   2021-04-30   
Families struggling to put food on the table are, of course, benefitting from stepped up nutrition assistance programs, such as SNAP, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the benefits extend to many other Americans. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Public is Invited to USDA's First Ever Food Loss Innovation Fair

00:00:58.044   2021-04-30   
USDA's upcoming Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair will be virtual and is open to the public. (Stephanie Ho and Jean Buzby, USDA's Food Loss and Waste Liaison)

Livestock Risk Protection for Producers

00:01:00.369   2021-04-30   
A Risk Management Agency program for livestock producers has seen significant increases in participation after it was recently updated. (Rod Bain and RMA Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy)

Vilsack: Administration Has No Anti-Beef Agenda

00:00:57.443   2021-04-30   
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says U.S. beef producers don't have to worry about any anti-beef agenda by this administration because there is none. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Nanotechnology Advancement in Ag and Food Systems

00:00:59.559   2021-04-30   
A USDA grant program is one example of fostering development of nanotechnologies that could lead to improvements in agriculture and food-based systems. (Rod Bain and Steven Thomson of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture)

Updates to Livestock and Dairy Risk Management Programs

00:00:59.715   2021-04-29   
Two of USDA's risk management programs available for livestock and dairy producers will be updated starting in 2022. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy)

Actuality: Updates on Livestock Gross Margin Program

00:00:31.268   2021-04-29   
Risk Management Agency Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy goes over updates scheduled to take effect next year for the Livestock Gross Margin program.

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