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A recent development may result in an adjustment later this year in cash receipt forecasts for cattle from the initial 2025 USDA Farm Income Forecast released this month. (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

What did the past agricultural trade year look like after USDA received its December ag trade numbers as part of its monthly update? (Rod Bain and economist James Kaufman)

USDA economist James Kaufman gores over year-over-year comparisons of ag exports by commodity for this past year.

James Kaufman of the Economic Research Service goes over ag exports in December, including commodity exports for the month.

USDA economist James Kaufman explains what drove a year-over-year increase in agricultural imports in 2024.

Parts of a ban of U.S. genetically modified corn imports by Mexico have been rescinded by that government - part of compliance efforts to a USMCA dispute settlement panel ruling. (Rod Bain. Corn growers Tom Haag and Kenneth Hartman)

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)