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Even with an adjustment lower in corn and soybean production forecasts for November, USDA reports yield and production projections for those crops remain at near-record to, in one case, record high. (Rod Bain)
Twenty-six projects were recent recipients of USDA’s latest round of Local Meat Capacity Grants – providing needed resources to add and upgrade equipment and improve efficiency. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)
Gary Crawford’s creativity on display over a fifty-year career at USDA Radio illustrates a weaving of historical sounds and reports with humor and personalities to bring the stories of farm and food to listeners. (Rod Bain. General Dwight D. Eisenhower. ABC Radio News reporter George Hicks. Comedian...
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicated year-over-year decreases in the amount of drought coverage area for major crops and commodities. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
The first U.S. Drought Monitor for April indicates the trend of shrinking drought coverage continuing across the country. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)