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Wednesday marked the latest data subset associated with the 2022 Census of Agriculture. (Rod Bain and American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan)

Much activity within USDA’s latest topsoil moisture conditions report is focused on rating categories within several Midwestern states. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Mark Brusberg)

USDA meteorologist Mark Brusberg discusses some of the states reporting notable very short to short topsoil moisture for the period ending May 12th.

Recent rains in the Midwest are behind week over week improvements in the U.S. Pasture and Rangeland Conditions Report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Mark Brusberg)

Supplies of beef cattle and beef could keep shrinking for another two years. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

A new report shows food price inflation at a near standstill. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer with the food price inflation numbers from the latest Consumer Price Index.

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.