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Food shoppers are seeing prices going up faster than previously projected. (Gary Crawford and Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist)

USDA says increasing local and regional food supply systems will help the nation. (Stephanie Ho and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA has a grant program for non-profit organizations to develop technology to help SNAP participants make online purchases at farmers markets. (Stephanie Ho and Kumar Chandran, USDA senior nutrition advisor)

China’s purchases of our nation’s ag goods remain strong under the Phase One Trade Agreement however what might this mean regarding long-term sales? (Rod Bain and Acting Deputy Under Secretary Jason Hafemeister)

USDA's Rural Development has innovative programs that help low-income people afford to purchase their own homes. (Stephanie Ho. Oregon homeowner, Sandra)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with some key numbers from Thursday's USDA quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.

Adding more meat processing capacity, as some would like to do, is a more complex undertaking than you might think. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Justin Tupper, Mark Gardiner, Dr. Dustin Aherin, Dr. Mary Hendrickson)

A new USDA report shows hog producers may be scaling down production plans more than some industry analysts expected. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

A dire drought situation in the West highlights competing water demands and the potential for another active wildfire season. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Jeanie Lin of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service explains the history of a final rule, and its updates, focused on contingency plans for care at animal facilities in times of emergency.