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This week's episode is about the history of Father's Day. 

On June 5, 2024, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA is taking action to assist with efforts to strengthen Tribal food sovereignty. The programs include over $42 million for awardees under the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program, $18 million for projects under the Tribal Forest Protection Act, and $2.3 million to support the service of Indigenous foods in school meal programs.

This week's episode is about Colonel Thomas Rose, the mastermind behind the 1864 escape from Libby Prison, the Confederate POW prison located in Richmond, Virginia.

The House Agriculture Committee passed their version of the next five-year farm bill. One topic that always comes up is financial assistance for weather-related natural disasters, something US Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack says is important to include.

This week's Making of America is about William Henry Singleton.

A Stanley County School Board election will be held June 4, 2024. Four people are running for two, three year terms. I’m DRG Media Group News and Farm director Jody Heemstra. I interviewed all four candidates and asked them all the same two questions. As you listen, I’ll give the question, and then you’ll hear each candidate’s answer. Candidate order is alphabetical by last name and their responses have not been edited.