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White House and USDA officials recently announced a series of rural economic development investments as part of a Rural Prosperity Town Hall Meeting. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden.

To advance both genetic traits and commercial uses for industrial hemp, collaborative research is needed to develop new varieties and find favorable factors. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA research geneticist Zach Stansell

What's causing food price inflation to cool down? (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

USDA Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford discusses some of the concerns associated with an ongoing outbreak of cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza among wild birds.

Concerns remain about an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in our nation occurring since early 2022, and its potential impacts on poultry flocks. (Rod Bain and USDA Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford)

Did USDA’s first look at 2024 total meat production show an increase over the previous year, which recorded a year over year production decline? (Rod Bain and USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam)

How diet can be used as a preemptive approach to better health and disease prevention is the focus of a recent study discussed at this year's USDA Ag Outlook Forum. (Rod Bain and Raj Shah of the Rockefeller Foundation)

USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam discusses the forecasted season ending average price producers are expected to receive for their meat animals this year.

USDA’s inaugural ag trade mission for the year takes place this week in Angola, with participants hoping to expand sales of their respective products within that African market. (Rod Bain and Matt Copeland of the U.S. Meat Export Federation)

Last year was a record setting year for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. (Gary Crawford and Terry Cosby, Chief of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.)