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The potential of our nation’s sustainable aviation fuel industry received significant support recently from an announced federal fuel production credit. (Rod Bain and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

What is the response of farm and biofuel industry members regarding a recently announced credit to be applied towards sustainable aviation fuel production? (Rod Bain. Paul Winters of Clean Fuels Alliance America. Geoff Cooper of the Renewable Fuels Association)

USDA's Risk Management Agency will hold two virtual livestock risk management education sessions in January to complement its in-person Livestock Roadshow series. (Rod Bain and RMA Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger explains how USDA's Livestock Roadshow series of events came to be, and its intent in educating livestock producers and insurance agents.

One Christmas tree grower in Virginia is urging more farmers, especially new farmers, to get into the Christmas tree business. (Gary Crawford and farmer, Jim Gehlsen)

If you are sending or receiving holiday cards this season, you are part of a 180 year tradition---a tradition even if the card is sent electronically. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Are there some lawn and garden fanatics on your gift list? Here are some good gift ideas for those folks. (Gary Crawford and Dennis Patton, Kansas State University Extension Land and Garden Expert)

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.