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The Agriculture Secretary recently discusses efforts on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border to monitor and detect New World Screwworm to keep this threatening pest from entering our country. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

With the sign-up process for USDA's Farmer Bridge Assistance Program concluded, a senior official provides an update on applications. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce)

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce explains the login.gov process used in applications for the Farmer Bridge Assistance program and its potential in future program sign-ups.

Genetic research by USDA is behind the development of an alfalfa variety with a greater tolerance to high salinity levels found in irrigation ground water or recycled water. (Rod Bain and USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu)

USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu discusses study into developing new alfalfa germplasms with a high tolerance to saline in ground water and recycled water.

USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu discusses explains how a high saline tolerant variety of alfalfa being developed can adapt to saline fluctuations in irrigation water while maintaining yields.

Advancing innovations and application of such remain a central part of USDA's efforts to keep New World Screwworm out of our nation, according to the Agriculture Secretary. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

Construction of the first U.S. based sterile fly production facility to combat New World Screwworm is the latest piece of infrastructure within a long-range plan to control and eradicate this threat. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

USDA's new Office of Seafood also provides like access of programs and resources to those in commercial freshwater and aquaculture operations. (Rod Bain and Agricultural Research Service National Program Manager Caird Rexroad)

Caird Rexroad of the Agricultural Research Service discusses the long-standing interests of the nation's aquaculture sector - both seafood and freshwater - for a now established USDA Office of Seafood.