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Crush and imports were among the categories marking adjustments in USDA's April U.S. soybean supply and demand estimate. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Changes were recorded in both USDA’s global and U.S. cotton supply and demand estimates for this month, including a notable increase in domestic ending stocks. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

India’s rice production forecast for this month was but one of several notable items from that country within USDA’s latest rice outlook. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski reviews USDA’s April Supply and Demand Estimate for U.S. rice.

Voicing their opinions and building relationships over the course of several days – National 4-H Conference delegates participating in this year’s event in the Nation’s Capital region. (Rod Bain and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Director Jay Hamby)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture Director Jay Hamby discusses the annual National 4-H Conference from a historical perspective and its emphasis as a working conference for delegates.

Animal disease preparedness is the focus of tabletop training exercises simulating response to potential outbreaks, including several with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service as a participant. Rod Bain looks at how these exercises provide necessary understand and course of action...

*- National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 24 – 28 -* USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is one of the collaborators of an annual awareness and education campaign focused on invasive pest impacts and how the public can help in control and eradication efforts. (Rod Bain...

*- National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 24 – 28 -* Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service entomologist Denise Bonilla discusses an invasive pest in our country for well over a decade, and collaborative effort to address it.

Shane Ice’s career in designing watershed conservation landscapes and flood control methods through dam safety is recognized through recent federal honors. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Texas State Conservation Engineer Shane Ice. Kevin Farmer of the Natural Resources Conservation...