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As labor costs for fruit and vegetable growers continue to increase, what are some strategies available for improved management and increased production? (Rod Bain and economic researcher, Skyler Simnitt)

USDA economic researcher Skyler Simnitt discusses a recent study on higher labor cost in fruit and vegetable production and what strategies and tools growers are using to address it.

Egg production is still running below year-ago levels. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that USDA's latest Chicken and egg report shows that egg producers are working to rebuild laying flocks.

How will the new American Jobs Plan help rural communities? (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)

Corn markets got a surprise in USDA's Prospective Plantings Report. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Farmers intend to boost soybean acreage this year, but not by as much as many had expected. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA is reporting more winter wheat acreage than had been expected. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, with the planting intentions totals for the 22 principal crops.

Wednesday's USDA report on planting intentions may cause a lot of head scratching by market analysts. it was full of surprises. (Gary Crawford, USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer and Clara Peller).