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Some USDA reports discontinued in 2024 are being reinstated for 2025, which most starting this May. (Rod Bain and Troy Joshua of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Troy Joshua of the National Agricultural Statistics Service discusses reports and data sets discontinued in 2024 that were recently reinstated.

Troy Joshua of the National Agricultural Statistics Service discusses some of the data within, and interest behind, recently reinstated USDA reports.

How do lower placements of cattle in feedlots for the month of February factor into USDA’s latest look at cattle inventory? (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Michael McConnell)

USDA livestock analyst Michael McConnell goes over the numbers from the March First Cattle on Feed report.

When food, cookware, dishes, and utensils are contaminated by flood water, what can be done from a food safety perspective? (Rod Bain and Meridith Carothers of the Food Safety and Inspection Service)

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)