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USDA has revised its corn and soybean forecasts. (Gary Crawford)

A big corn crop is on the way. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looking at the balance sheet for corn.

How might Farmers Markets provide benefits economically for both vendors as well as the communities they serve? (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Farmers Market stakeholders of all types have several resources and information about such available through various USDA programs and portals. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt discusses a USDA program benefitting Farmers Market operators and producer-vendors.

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt talks about various USDA food and nutrition programs with benefits accepted at several Farmers Markets across the country.

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.