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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)

Mad Cow Disease – a case of which twenty years ago caused concern in the U.S. beef industry – is now highly controlled thanks to numerous safeguards in place here and abroad. (Rod Bain. Former Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Kevin Shea.)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Kevin Shea discusses safeguards that prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the beef cattle supply chain.

Are there any signals pointing to an end to beef herd contraction? (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Active weather and the timing of it will play a role in travel conditions going into and out of the Christmas weekend holiday. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)