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National Public Lands Day (September 28) and Veterans Day (November 11) are among the fee free days observed by the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies overseeing operations of day use parks on public lands. (Rod Bain and Alice Cohen of the U.S. Forest Service)

Alice Cohen of the U.S. Forest Service explains fee free days, observed on certain days of the year to encourage visits to our nation's public land day use parks.

There are no big surprises in USDA' Hogs and Pigs report. (Gary Crawford and USDA kivestock analyst, Mike McConnell)

USDA kivestock analyst, Mike McConnell), has key Number from the Hogs and Pigs report;

USDA Livestock analyst, Mike McConnell) says growth in pigs per litter is helping shape the hog market.

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)

Where the world's farms are located has shifted over time per a recent USDA study on trends of global agricultural production over the past six decades. (Rod Bain and research economist Keith Fuglie)