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USDA recently announced an expansion of one of its emergency disaster assistance programs in efforts to assist dairy growers impacted by the H5N1 virus. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

There is one critical food safety step that many outdoor grillers either forget or ignore. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can...

The USDA is taking another step toward more fairness in livestock industry dealings. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust

A Look at the price of chicken for that cookout. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Corn and soybean markets reacted strongly to this past Friday's USDA reports on planted acreage and stocks. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer.

Most categories in USDA's latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report showed year over year increases, yet producers are holding back in one category. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam

A nationwide research effort continues in determining soil health and manure management within dairy operations, and what that means from both economic and environmental perspectives. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Victor Green of Dairy Management Incorporated. April Leytem of USDA’s...

USDA's planted acres numbers for durum wheat are higher than many had expected. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

It looks like the nation's cotton growers have planted far more acres to cotton than was expected. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA has lowered its food price forecast. (Gary Crawford and Megan Sweitzer, economist)