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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.

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)