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USDA announced producers eligible for the Census of Horticultural Specialties now have additional time to fill out and submit their surveys. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is among various animal health stakeholders involved in tabletop training exercise to improve response to a potential incident or outbreak. (Rod Bain and Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford)
USDA Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford discusses some of the tabletop training exercise resources available from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to strengthen animal disease response.
A blanket of cold air is covering much of the nation, causing concerns for the aleady struggling winter wheat crop. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)
Among the notable findings of USDA’s latest edition of its “Rural America at a Glance” report, a change in rural population numbers over the last two years. (Rod Bain and Jim Davis of the Economic Research Service)