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The Farm Service Agency partners with a private entity to offer an online tool for producers wishing more details on one of USDA's more flexible disaster assistance programs. (Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux explains the growing flexibilities within its ELAP disaster assistance program and how a new online decision - making tool can assist producers.

Selected communities now have assistance in developing wildfire defense plans, thanks in part to recently awarded U.S. Forest Service grants. (Rod Bain and Brad Simpkins of the Forest Service)

Brad Simpkins of the U.S. Forest Service discusses the purpose behind Community Wildfire Defense Grants in efforts to plan for wildfire protection and response.

We will soon have a better idea of what the upcoming wheat marketing year will bring. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski says USDA is collecting data for its big acreage report.

One expert says don;t carve USDA's Prospective Planting acres in stone. A lot can happen before the seed drops. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

There are a variety of means commercial business, municipalities, and private landowners have available in efforts to control mosquito populations. (Rod Bain and Jamie Kopco of Penn State University Extension)

Municipalities and some private homeowners take what is known as a systematic approach to reducing mosquito populations in the Spring and Summer months. (Rod Bain and Jamie Kopco of Penn State University Extension)

If you don't believe farm commodity prices are weakening, just have a look at USDA's latest Ag. Prices Report. (Gary Crawford)