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A rural and ag upbringing is what Brooke Rollins brings to her new Cabinet level post, now serving the Trump Administration for a second time, yet in the different role of Agriculture Secretary. Rod Bain looks at the influences that shaped the new Ag Secretary in her own words in this edition of...

As agritourism and its various aspects continue to grow as an economic opportunity for ag producers and rural communities, increasing data is forthcoming to better understand and recognize trends that can provide both guidance and benefit. Rod Bain looks at some recent trends in agritourism in this...

Keeping foods for your Super Bowl party safe from food borne illness is an essential game plan for such events. While the play calling is straightforward in the food safety playbook, this year’s Super Bowl may vary as party planners may take advantage of food choices from host city New Orleans. Rod...

Residents of the Deep South along the Gulf Coast are still uncertain what to make of a once-in-a-lifetime winter weather system that left snow accumulations and icy conditions most are uncustomed to. How does this compare from a historical perspective, and what might it mean for the region’s...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - two federal agencies that work together in a myriad of agricultural, food security, natural resource, and climatic realms. It is a partnership that some may not realize exists, let alone what this...

Tom Vilsack closes out a second tour of duty as our nation’s Agriculture Secretary – a total of twelve years as head of the Department. What are some of his reflections of his time in office, and of continuity between two different eras of service? Rod Bain visits with Secretary Vilsack in this...

Now that 2024 is over, what were some of the economic trends for the farm sector from the past year, and how might those trends reflect projections for the 2025 farm economy? Rod Bain visits with the Agriculture Department’s Chief Economist on some of the notable ag economic news from 2024 and how...

From hurricanes to tornadoes, wildfires and drought, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey’s top ten list of weather stories for 2024 is indeed eventful. Rod Bain joins Brad to look at some of the weather and climatic events that made news in 2024 in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod...

Many homeowners are unwittingly inviting raccoons to come to their homes and do damage. Gary Crawford has more on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Kansas State University Wildlife Management expert, Drew Ricketts and Rocky, the Rock and Roll Raccoon.

The Agriculture Department in recent months has rolled out a variety of data visualization tools – from data dashboards to geospatial imagery – designed to make information more accessible and transparent to end users. Rod Bain looks at some of the examples associated with USDA’s expansion of data...