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Many wheat traders were surprised by USDA's wheat production forecasts. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, talking about market reaction to USDA's Friday release of its crop forecasts.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, saying that USDA's wheat forecast was a bit of a surprise.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, talks about USDA's winter wheat yield estimate.

A collaboration allows for availability of technical assistance for projects supported by USDA's meat and poultry processing expansion and capacity efforts. (Rod Bain and Dave Carter of the Flower Hill Institute)

Dave Carter of the Flower Hill Institute talks about some of the areas of technical assistance available to meat and poultry processors seeking expanded production and capacity under USDA programs.

Carbon markets remain an option for producers and stakeholders seeking climate smart ag revenue opportunities, and research continues into how it fits into regenerative ag economic models. (Rod Bain. Travis Kraft of Indigo Ag. Josiah McClellan of Truterra.)

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)