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USDA is making changes to boost equity and fair treatment. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

A Wisconsin meat processing facility will soon expand thanks to a recent USDA grant award, but what might this mean both for the business and the community it serves? (Rod Bain. Under Secretary Basil Gooden. Meat processing operator Brandon Clare.)

Wisconsin meat processor Brandon Clare discusses the economic and service benefits a recent USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Project grant will have for growing his operation and serving his community.

A panel at the 2024 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum featured former Department Chief Economic Advisors – some predating the current Chief Economist position. (Rod Bain. Former Assistant Secretaries of Economics Robert Thompson and Dan Sumner)

An expert says if you are over 65 years of age, many phone and online scammers may be targeting you. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Barbara Stockebrand, Extension educator at Kansas State University.

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)

USDA is making more investments in protecting communities from wildfires. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)