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Compared to the past four years, 2024 seems quiet regarding lack of a singular event causing shocks in the farm market and farm prices, according to USDA’s Chief Economist. (Rod Bain and Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses how a quiet 2024 resulted in minimal shock in crop markets and little in price moderations over the course of the year.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at the potential of a shock to agricultural markets in 2025 that could produce commodity price impacts.

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes two, late Spring multi-day tornadic outbreaks. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes swings of drought coverage across the country throughout the year. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how the timing of drought coverage across the country this year benefitted several of our summer crops.

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)