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USDA recently announced a rule proposal to modify its Women, Infants, and Children program to allow for online ordering of products. (Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services Stacy Dean)

Federal, state, and pork industry organizations continue joint efforts to keep African Swine Fever out of our country through a newly announced partnership. (Rod Bain and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Associate Administrator Jack Shere)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Associate Administrator Jack Shere shares some of the federal-state-pork industry partnerships in play in African Swine Fever prevention and preparedness efforts.

Cattle producers now have a new tool that could help them make better and more informed marketing decisions. (Gary Crawford and Taylor Cox, with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service)

USDA's first ever weekly National Hemp Report has been out for about a month now, providing that industry with vital market information. (Rod Bain and Bill Richmond of the Agricultural Marketing Service)

Bill Richmond of the Agricultural Marketing Service explains some of the information users of USDA’s new market news offering focused on hemp product price discovery.

Bill Richmond of the Agricultural Marketing Service discusses some of the feedback provided by end users of the new National Hemp Report on how to improve upon the product going forward.

What are some of the trends associated with the 2023 edition of USDA's annual report on the number of farms and land in farms in our country? (Rod Bain and Tony Dorn of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

It looks like many corn and soybean producers changed their minds and their planting intentions between March and actual planting time. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA will be re-surveying farmers in three states about their planted acres, in light of some significant weather-related planting delays. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)