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Are we giving our kids far too many toys for the holidays? One expert thinks so. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Kansas State University Associate Professor and Extension Child Development Expert Bradford Wiles.
State dairy regulators, veterinarians, and public health officials now have a new, and staged, testing strategy in efforts to detect and respond to potential H5N1virus in dairy cattle. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Julie Gauthier of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What is the latest from USDA regarding response to expanding New World Screwworm populations and this pest’s threat to livestock? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt
USDA's look at U.S. orange production puts a spotlight on the Sunshine State where significant production decreased are noted. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service
More areas of the Agriculture Department are incorporating data visualization tools and methods as user friendly ways to share and understand information. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Tara Murphy of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Levi Geyer and Bucky Gwartney of the...
USDA's centennial Agricultural Outlook Forum provided opportunity to recall significant milestones within one-hundred years of our nation’s agricultural trade efforts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA Senior Economist Sharon Sydow
How does recent cases of New World Screwworm found in Mexican live cattle affect USDA's December outlook for beef production and steer prices? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)
Guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits.
Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.
In 2022, Dr. Engil Pereira, professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), participated in the E. Kika De La Garza (EKDLG) Fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Packers & Stockyards rules are part of a suite of new policies to give farmers better insight into key aspects of the agricultural system, from genetic components and pricing of seeds they purchase, to livestock market rates, so they can achieve fairer returns and plan better for their businesses.