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Four Tribal Nations were the first recipients of a USDA grant program designed to strengthen food sovereignty and expand local and regional supply chains. (Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal)

Rural Business Cooperative Administrator Karama Neal discusses some of the recently awarded Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grants as examples of the types of projects supported by these awards.

Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal talks about USDA efforts in assisting Tribal Nations in strengthening their food sovereignty.

What does USDA’s latest “America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance’ report indicate regarding what size farms produced what type of commodities? (Rod Bain and Katherine Lacy of the Economic Research Service)

WIC Program supporters are calling for full and predictable funding for this respected nutrition assistance program for low income women, infants and children. (Gary Crawford. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and Georgia Machell with the National WIC Association)

Grace Hou, Illinois Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, listing some of the benefits of USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

Katherine Lacy of the Economic Research Service discusses the focus areas within the 2023 edition of USDA's "America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance" report.

What are some of the notable findings and trends within USDA's latest edition of its annual America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance report? (Rod Bain and Katherine Lacy of the Economic Research Service)

The findings from USDA’s premiere ag data collection survey will become available in early 2024, offering a snapshot in time regarding U.S. agriculture. (Rod Bain and Joe Prusacki of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA economic researcher Katherine Lacy offers definitions for various small family farms per the 2023 "America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance" report.