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* - STATIONS: National Farm Safety and Health Week 2023 is September 17 - 23 - * An annual awareness campaign focused on farm safety and health centers this year on the message of the value of those working on the farm and keeping them safe. (Rod Bain and Dan Neenan of the National Education Center...

Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety discusses the importance of safety and health education campaigns such as the annual National Farm Safety and Health Week.

Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety talks about an annual farm safety and health awareness and education campaign held during harvest season for much of the country.

A land grant university professor is among those supporting expanded efforts to improve agricultural literacy in this country. (Rod Bain and Kathleen Liang of North Carolina A and T University)

There seems to be more than one definition to the term “agricultural literacy”, according to a sustainable agriculture professor. (Rod Bain and Kathleen Liang of North Carolina A and T University)

Retail egg prices are still falling. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan)

Researchers have developed a smartphone app designed to give hog producers better data and tools to address heat stress issues. (Rod Bain and USDA researcher Jay Johnson).

Jay Johnson of the Livestock Behavior Research Unit notes some of the applications hog producers can use to monitor heat stress in their animals through a new smartphone app.

Jay Johnson of the Livestock Behavior Research Unit discusses some of the impacts of heat stress on hogs, and what led researchers like himself to develop a new smartphone app to monitor heat stress.

What has been USDA's role in the farm bill process? (Gary Crawford and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)