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Trends and characteristics of family farms and ranches are revealed in the latest edition of an annual USDA report studying such data. (Rod Bain and Katherine Lim of the Economic Research Service)
What might be some of the questions regarding U.S. farm and food trade in the New Year, based in part on some of the developments of 2024? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)
How does the forecast for Western water supplies this Spring and Summer look so far from a mountain snowpack accumulation perspective? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses climatic factors behind above average mountain snowpack accumulations in the Pacific Northwest so far this Western water season.
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at snowpack accumulations across the Northern Mountain ranges of the West during the initial one-third of the Western water season.
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey explains the growing concerns about mountain snowpack totals in the Southwestern U.S. and less available water supplies from regional reservoirs.
Dr. Susan Nelson, veterinarian at Kansas State University, saying that if your pet is overweight, it can develop many health problems and have a shorter lifespan.
Producers faced tighter margins in 2024 due in part to lower farm incomes, but will some of the factors behind lower incomes carry over into 2025? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)
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.