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The Agriculture Secretary speaks from personal experience regarding how her time in the National FFA Organization is part of her foundation for both life and career. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

What does USDA look at the total number of farms and amount of land in farms for 2024 indicate regarding trends? (Rod Bain and Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service goes over some of the findings from the latest USDA Farms and Land in Farms Report.

USDA latest Cattle on Feed Report indicates a stronger pace to both placements in feedlots and cattle marketings, even with a year over year reduction in inventory. (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Mike McConnell)

USDA livestock analyst Mike McConnell goes over some of the trends appearing within the latest Cattle on Feed report.

USDA researchers continue efforts to expand production of a North American desert plant that provides natural rubber and can be used as a source of rubber and latex products. (Rod Bain and Katrina Cornish of the Arid Land Agricultural Research Center)

Study continues to develop latex-based products from rubber harvested from a desert shrub found in Mexico and parts of Texas. (Rod Bain and USDA researcher Katrina Cornish)

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)