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The Agriculture Secretary speaks from personal experience regarding how her time in the National FFA Organization is part of her foundation for both life and career. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

What does USDA look at the total number of farms and amount of land in farms for 2024 indicate regarding trends? (Rod Bain and Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service goes over some of the findings from the latest USDA Farms and Land in Farms Report.

USDA latest Cattle on Feed Report indicates a stronger pace to both placements in feedlots and cattle marketings, even with a year over year reduction in inventory. (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Mike McConnell)

USDA livestock analyst Mike McConnell goes over some of the trends appearing within the latest Cattle on Feed report.

USDA researchers continue efforts to expand production of a North American desert plant that provides natural rubber and can be used as a source of rubber and latex products. (Rod Bain and Katrina Cornish of the Arid Land Agricultural Research Center)

Study continues to develop latex-based products from rubber harvested from a desert shrub found in Mexico and parts of Texas. (Rod Bain and USDA researcher Katrina Cornish)

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)