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Producers faced tighter margins in 2024 due in part to lower farm incomes, but will some of the factors behind lower incomes carry over into 2025? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Chief Economist Seth Meyer covers some examples of contraction of meat animal populations in 2024, and what that means for producer prices this year, and potential decisions for 2025.

Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at recent dairy cattle and hog and pig production trends, and what that reflects regarding producer efforts to expand herds in 2025.

What are some of the notable numbers with the final U.S. Drought Monitor of 2024? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over some of the significant shifts in drought coverage over the course of this past year.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states where notable extreme and – or exceptional drought coverage is reported for the period ending December 31.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at drought coverage pertaining to winter crops, hay and cattle per the latest U.S. Drought Monitor covering the end of December.

One expert says don;t carve USDA's Prospective Planting acres in stone. A lot can happen before the seed drops. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

There are a variety of means commercial business, municipalities, and private landowners have available in efforts to control mosquito populations. (Rod Bain and Jamie Kopco of Penn State University Extension)

Municipalities and some private homeowners take what is known as a systematic approach to reducing mosquito populations in the Spring and Summer months. (Rod Bain and Jamie Kopco of Penn State University Extension)