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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about the first advisory of tropical storm activity for 2024 - with focus on a current system in the Gulf of Mexico.

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 reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes above normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the nation for the period of June 18th to 24th.

With acreage enrollment underway for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, USDA’s Farm Service Agency Administrator provides an example of what this looks like at the landowner level. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux * - Grassland CRP sign up takes...

A new final rule amends a decade old regulation on Animal Disease Traceability, allowing for digitally and visually read identification tags for certain cattle and bison. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Alex Turner of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

There are at least a couple of positive signs in USDA's latest ag. trade update. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner.

Crop growers have until mid-July to report acreage planted this year at their local Farm Service Agency office, but why is it important? (Rod Bain and FSA Assistant Deputy Administrator Kim Graham)

Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kim Graham explains why crop acreage reporting is an important producer eligibility requirement for several USDA programs.

There are at least a couple of positive signs in USDA's latest ag. trade update. ( Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner).

USDA economist, Bart Kenner, with a summary of the key numbers in USDA's latest trade update.