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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 first USDA Food Price Outlook of 2025 provides both a recap of food price trends from last year and some of the forecasts pertaining to this year. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and economist Megan Sweitzer

Power outages caused by extreme cold in parts of the country have impacted persons wondering how to keep refrigerated and frozen foods cold and safe. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers

Just how impressive was a late January Deep South snow event when put in a historical context? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Alabama Cooperative Extension System specialist Ken Kelley. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.

USDA Rural Development in conjunction with local and regional Cooperative Development Centers provides support to assist in economic development, such as with a poultry co-op in Virginia. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Whitney Perkins and Tony Banks of The Virginia Foundation for...

Enrollment is now open for producers for three of USDA’s farm safety net programs including one focused on dairy. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham

USDA's first Cattle on Feed report for the new year shows if trends in shrinking cattle inventory continue from 2024. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and livestock analyst Mike McConnell

What are some of the concerns and questions about parts of Deep South agriculture in the wake of rare winter outbreak of heavy snows and below freezing cold? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Ken Kelley of Alabama Cooperative Extension System. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.

USDA’s latest edition of its “America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance” report provides data on family farm characteristics, as well as a look at farm storage and technology use. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Katherine Lim of the Economic Research Service

Egg prices at the consumer level continue to rise as reflected in month-over-month, and year-over-year, comparisons per USDA’s latest Food Price Outlook. (Rod Bain and economist Megan Sweitzer)