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Compared to the past four years, 2024 seems quiet regarding lack of a singular event causing shocks in the farm market and farm prices, according to USDA’s Chief Economist. (Rod Bain and Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses how a quiet 2024 resulted in minimal shock in crop markets and little in price moderations over the course of the year.

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at the potential of a shock to agricultural markets in 2025 that could produce commodity price impacts.

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes two, late Spring multi-day tornadic outbreaks. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes swings of drought coverage across the country throughout the year. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how the timing of drought coverage across the country this year benefitted several of our summer crops.

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)