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A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes the first two Atlantic Basin hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. in 2024. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes an autumn hurricane crossing Florida – one where damage values are still being estimated. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes one of the most damaging hurricanes in modern history. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

USDA recently released its latest edition of its Census of Aquaculture, with data on how much this industry has grown over a five-year period. (Rod Bain and Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service explains the definition of aquaculture as it pertains to USDA's Census of Aquaculture.

Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service discusses how the Census of Agriculture provides key data for Census of Aquaculture.

USDA Friday announced additional resources to respond to an insect pest impacting livestock in Mexico and Central America, and to keep this threat out of our country. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt explains historical control efforts in North and Central America against an insect that can cause infection in livestock.

A pre-clearance program that would allow live cattle from Mexico into our nation is under development – a response to import restrictions due to a reported case of New World Screwworm in our Southern neighbor. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

What does USDA research indicate regarding a series of tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025, and how it might impact producers and farm families? (Rod Bain and research economist Tia McDonald)