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Matt Rhoads of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service explains user fees associated with the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection program and their part in border protection against foreign pests and plant disease threats.
Changes will soon take effect for user fees connected to USDA efforts to protect our borders from pest and plant disease threats. (Rod Bain and Matt Rhoads of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Director Brian Guse discusses a recent recommendation report issued by the Federal Advisory Committee on USDA's urban ag efforts.
Matt Rhoads of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service discusses the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection program and its efforts to keep unwanted pests and plant diseases from entering our nation.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses the creation of a global seed bank by 2024 World Food Prize Laureates Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, and its importance to global food security.
World Food Prize Foundation President Terry Branstad discusses some of the work of Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler that led to their selection as 2024 World Food Prize Laureates.
Two champions of seed conservation and crop diversity are honored as this year's World Food Prize Laureates. (Rod Bain. World Food Prize Foundation President Terry Branstad. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.)
Many federal departments are struggling to hire and retain workers. The USDA's Farm Service is no exception. (Gary Crawford and the Associate Administrator Steve Peterson)
How big a winter wheat crop will growers harvest this year? We will soon have a better idea of that as USDA gets ready to release its first official winter wheat forecast. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski) ****USDA will release its wheat production forecast Friday, May...
Weather events and problems will be a major factor that USDA analysts will use this week as they prepare to issue their global supply and demand forecasts. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)