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Many wheat traders were surprised by USDA's wheat production forecasts. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, talking about market reaction to USDA's Friday release of its crop forecasts.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, saying that USDA's wheat forecast was a bit of a surprise.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, talks about USDA's winter wheat yield estimate.

A collaboration allows for availability of technical assistance for projects supported by USDA's meat and poultry processing expansion and capacity efforts. (Rod Bain and Dave Carter of the Flower Hill Institute)

Dave Carter of the Flower Hill Institute talks about some of the areas of technical assistance available to meat and poultry processors seeking expanded production and capacity under USDA programs.

Carbon markets remain an option for producers and stakeholders seeking climate smart ag revenue opportunities, and research continues into how it fits into regenerative ag economic models. (Rod Bain. Travis Kraft of Indigo Ag. Josiah McClellan of Truterra.)

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.