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Actuality: USDA Surveying Farmers for Big Acreage Report
00:00:38.832 2024-06-06USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski says USDA is collecting data for its big acreage report.
Tribal Ag Trade Mission a First
00:00:59.454 2024-06-05USDA conducts its inaugural agricultural trade mission centered on expanding global market access for tribal farm and food producers later this month. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Vilsack Announces USDA Tribal Focused Efforts
00:00:59.898 2024-06-05The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday announced expanded and new projects focused on tribal food sovereignty and resource management. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Actuality: New Projects under Tribal Forest Co-Stewardship Agreements
00:00:32.156 2024-06-05Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains the intent of funding announcements for co-stewardship projects under the Tribal Forests Protection Act.
Actuality: Indigenous Meat Processing and Harvesting Support
00:00:38.608 2024-06-05Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces first of its kind support for meat processing and harvesting projects connected with Tribal entities and indigenous animals.
Actuality: Tribal Policy Interns – Public Service Potential
00:00:58.305 2024-06-05Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses a new program to allow public service internship participants opportunity to learn about tribal ag and food sovereignty issues.
Topsoil Concerns Run the Gamut from Too Little Moisture to Too Much
00:01:00.024 2024-06-05Topsoil moisture concerns are running the gamut from not enough moisture to too much. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Some States Still Have Very Dry Topsoils
00:00:24.744 2024-06-05USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talks about some of the states in which topsoil moisture is short to very short.
Range/Pasture Conditions Improving Rapidly
00:01:00.024 2024-06-05The condition of the nation's pastures and rangelands is improving rapidly. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Farmers Helped to Make the 1944 D-Day Invasion Possible
00:01:00.360 2024-06-05Food production by farmers and civilians was a key factor in the success of the D-Day invasion 80 years ago this week. Gary Crawford has this report.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA historical expert, Anne Effland. ABC reporter George Hicks. President Franklin Roosevelt.