Radio Newsline

USDA's new Assisting Special Crop Exports Initiative (pronounced "Ace") is now accepting program funding applications for efforts to address specific export challenges. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor explains the five project areas available for funding application under USDA’s Assisting Specialty Crop Exports Program.

Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor discusses some of the way USDA offers support to the specialty crop industry, such as the Assistance Specialty Crop Exports Initiative.

USDA has released its farm price index report for April. (Gary Crawford)

A trio of grants awards recently announced by the U.S. Forest Service are designed to foster wood innovations and, in turn, economic opportunity in rural areas. (Rod Bain and Brian Brashaw)

Brian Brashaw of the U.S. Forest Service discusses examples of wood innovations and projects developing such products and technologies.

While the general tone of USDA's export forecast is down, there are still some products that could see a better export year than they did last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer).

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows how drought coverage over the past month decreased in areas of significant ag production. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Drought coverage across the lower 48 states continues to contract, and in all categories, per the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the few states reporting extreme and exceptional drought coverage for the period ending May 28.