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USDA has its second Agricultural Trade Mission of 2025 scheduled and applications are now being accepted for interested U.S. ag exporters to participate. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)

USDA's new ag. trade forecast for 2025 is coming soon. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

USDA economist, Bart Kenner listing a few of the many factors that make trade forecasting a tricky undertaking.

The deadline for organic dairy growers to apply for USDA's Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program is now extended. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham)

Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham explains some of the year to year adjustments in the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program, which also led to an application extension.

What's the best technique for thawing out that frozen holiday turkey? (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov Hotline will be...

The Agriculture Secretary says a new pilot program gives small-sized beef processing facilities opportunity for their products to receive USDA grading. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses a 2023 feasibility study that provided the impetus for a recently announced remote beef grading pilot program.

Jennifer Porter of the Agricultural Marketing Service discusses training efforts and relationships between USDA graders and meat processing facilities involved in a recently announced remote beef grading pilot program.

Jennifer Porter of the Agricultural Marketing Service explains how USDA grading services are user fee driven and how this may be cost prohibitive for smaller sized meat processing facilities.