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A popular game bird and its habitat is the emphasis of a new USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service pilot project centered on working lands. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie discusses a new Natural Resources Conservation Service pilot program designed to improve and protect bird habitat on working lands.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted retail sales of organic food products over time? (Rod Bain and USDA research economist Sharon Skorbiansky)

USDA research economist Sharon Skorbiansky shares how organic food retail sales in 2022 compared to previous years, and what food categories report the highest sales of organic products.

Beef demand continues high, despite rising prices. (Gary Crawford and Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman)

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)

Farmers are putting fewer overall acres into production this year. (Gary Crawford and Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson)

Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson, saying that California rice plantings could hit a low not seen in over 60 years.

Farmers got higher prices for almost every product they sold in May. (Gary Crawford)