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Mara Cloutier of the Soil Health Institute discusses a collaborative research effort to study natural resource management on dairy operations and its impacts – with research partners including a USDA Agricultural Research Station and land grant universities.

Several companion publications to the 2022 Census of Agriculture provide further breakdown of data by specific categories and topics of focus. (Rod Bain and Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service goes over 2022 Census of Agriculture related reports found at "www.nass.usda.gov/agcensus", as well as upcoming releases.

Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service discusses some of the findings from the 2022 Census of Agriculture associated to Puerto Rico.

If you are a farmer or farm worker, an expert has some advice to help get you through severe heat conditions. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Ohio State University health and safety educator, Dee Jepsen. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey.

The Agriculture Department is out with its first food price forecast for next year. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer, with the first grocery store food price forecast for 2025.

USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer, with the 2025 food price outlook

A collaborative effort to prevent the spread of several invasive fruit fly species in the Golden State is making progress in effort to protect fruits and vegetables from potential damage. (Rod Bain and Richard Johnson of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Richard Johnson of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service explains the threat of various invasive fruit fly species to California commercial and backyard agriculture.