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What are among the takeaways contained in a recently issued federal advisory committee report focused on the next set of dietary guidelines for Americans? (Rod Bain and Janet de Jesus of the Department of Health and Human Services)

Janet de Jesus of the Department of Human and Health Services discusses some of recommendations made by an advisory committee crafting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025 - 2030.

Janet de Jesus of the Department of Health and Human Services discusses what is next in the process of crafting the latest round of the USDA-HHS joint Dietary Guidelines for Americans for the period of 2025-2030.

What were some of the notable bits from USDA's latest look at global and U.S. wheat production, supply, and demand estimates? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Mexico and other non-U.S. Northern hemisphere countries contributed to adjustments in USDA's December global corn production forecasts. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Two keynote speakers have been announced for the first day of the two-day USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum coming up this February. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Mark Jekanowski)

Producers suffering qualifying natural disaster crop losses in 2020 and 2021 now have more time to apply for USDA Emergency Relief Program funding. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Some USDA risk management and disaster programs are utilizing existing data to create pre-populated application forms for qualifying producers. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says eligible producers for some risk management programs will soon receive pre-populated application forms.

Recent adjustments in USDA's Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program result in an increase in available funding for payments to eligible producers. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)