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The Farm Service Agency is accepting applications through January 31st for a program designed to help specialty crop producers with costs associated with food safety certification. (Rod Bain and Georgia State FSA Director Arthur Tripp)

Farm Service Agency Georgia State Director Arthur Tripp discusses how Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crop funding will be applied in the latest round of awards.

Tornadic activity and active weather in general occurred during most of 2023 across the nation. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Significant flooding took place in several parts of New England during 2023 - a result of heavy early summer rains and saturated soils. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about drought impacts in parts of the country in 2023.

Farmers showed remarkable flexibility in 2023, and it paid off. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer saying that farmers in 2023 showed just how flexible they could be.

World coffee inventories are expected to shrink during this next year. (Gary Crawford)

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.