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Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan talks about the potential of the biobased product industry on rural economies, and how consumers can learn more about biobased products at ‘www.biopreferred.gov”.

Minimal changes were noted within USDA’s March series of crop reports, however, one category reflecting some adjustments were crop prices. (Rod Bain)

When Green Technologies, LLC began operations in 1999, sustainability was an early concept in the agricultural industry. Still, the company remained dedicated to growing as a market leader in sustainability and innovation. Now, as the company celebrates 25 years, there is a push from all sides of...

When people think of farmers or ranchers in rural America, what image comes to mind? It probably isn’t a mother-daughter duo in Hawaii. Lorie and Joan Obra exhibit the essence of women in agriculture. Together, they are continuing the dream of Rusty Obra, the late founder of Rusty’s Hawaiian – a...

The Presidential State of the Union address Thursday included mention of various USDA efforts ranging from high speed internet to conservation. (Rod Bain and President Joe Biden)

USDA is helping producers affected by those catastrophic wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma. (Gary Crawford)

USDA is conducting farmer surveys for two major reports that will be released later this month. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

U.S. Forest Service historian Rachel Kline talks about some of the advocacy efforts of women in preserving and conserving our nation's forests, its resources, and its habitats in the late 19th century.

A family dream and community connections are behind efforts to produce and promote coffee from Hawaii's Ka'u region, from the perspective of a mother-daughter coffee grower team. (Rod Bain and Joan Obra)

USDA economist Michael McConnell provides projections for this year's milk product and class prices, as well as the all-milk price.