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USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small saying that one issue that will be addressed during the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer will be how women farmers can get more of the food dollar.
The world's women farmers will get a lot more attention in 2026. (Gary Crawford. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)
Both winter and spring wheat production areas note increasing drought coverage in the end of April U.S. Drought Monitor. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
How might climate smart ag practices on the farm translate to feedstock production for sustainable aviation fuel, and in turn, tax credits for producers? (Rod Bain and Lindsay Fitzgerald of GEVO)
A Department of Energy report is projecting major growth of the U.S. bio-based economy which could raise farmers' revenues. (Gary Crawford and Jeff Marootian with the Department of Energy)
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor reveals not only contracting drought coverage across the country but shrinking coverage levels not seen in years. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)