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What were among the highlights from a recently concluded agricultural trade mission to the Philippines? (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)

Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley discusses two signed Memorandums of Understanding between U.S. and Phillipine ag and education entities during a recent USDA-led ag trade mission to that nation.

A U.S. commodity trade organization is providing ethanol research to a Philippine university – an example of similar sharing of renewable fuel information with interested nations. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)

That heat dome that hit Western Europe this pas week has moved in over parts of Eastern Europe. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Eric Luebehusen)

USDA's new cattle report points to a continued reduction in the beef herd for some time to come. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with a few of the many numbers in USDA's Cattle Inventory Report.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, saying that forage supplies from now and into the fall will be a major factor cattle producers will consider in making future expansion or contraction plans.

The Agriculture Secretary discussed the purpose of his upcoming visit to Europe, and how it connects to issues of climate change. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Producers, as a whole, received slightly less in prices for their commodities in September compared to the previous month. (Rod Bain)

Recent grant awards to state agriculture departments are the latest steps in building upon a network designed to aid ag producers dealing with stresses. (Rod Bain and Brent Elrod of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture)