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A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes the first two Atlantic Basin hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. in 2024. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes an autumn hurricane crossing Florida – one where damage values are still being estimated. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes one of the most damaging hurricanes in modern history. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

USDA recently released its latest edition of its Census of Aquaculture, with data on how much this industry has grown over a five-year period. (Rod Bain and Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service explains the definition of aquaculture as it pertains to USDA's Census of Aquaculture.

Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service discusses how the Census of Agriculture provides key data for Census of Aquaculture.

The Agriculture Secretary provided an explanation of planned testing of milk samples for possible H5N1 contamination in efforts to prevent spread of the virus. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how recent developments in California and a testing regime in Colorado influenced USDA’s recently announced expansion of milk testing for H5N1 virus.

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday visited the site of field trials associated with development of an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cattle. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday provided more information on the case of a backyard swine in Oregon testing positive for a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)