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Even with an adjustment lower in corn and soybean production forecasts for November, USDA reports yield and production projections for those crops remain at near-record to, in one case, record high. (Rod Bain)

USDA's Crop Production Report had a surprise for the soybean market. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer saying that USDA's new corn and soybean yeild estimates have changed the historical crop rankings.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer talking about the market reaction right after USDA released its updated corn and soybean yeild estimates.

Twenty-six projects were recent recipients of USDA’s latest round of Local Meat Capacity Grants – providing needed resources to add and upgrade equipment and improve efficiency. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Gary Crawford’s creativity on display over a fifty-year career at USDA Radio illustrates a weaving of historical sounds and reports with humor and personalities to bring the stories of farm and food to listeners. (Rod Bain. General Dwight D. Eisenhower. ABC Radio News reporter George Hicks. Comedian...

Long before there was a U.S. Forest Service, women played an integral part in the preservation and conservation of our nation’s forest. That in turn also grew opportunities for women in development, and eventually, leadership roles regarding forest stewardship. Rod Bain talks with a U.S. Forest...

This year's farm income may end up being higher than current projections. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary reveals how consumers surveyed shaped development of a voluntary label for meat, poultry, and egg products produced, processed, and packaged in our nation. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack