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Less hogs and pigs from this time last year is among the findings in USDA's first Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for the year. (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Michael McConnell)

USDA livestock analyst Michael McConnell provides some of the details from the initial Quarter Hogs and Pigs Report for 2025.

USDA livestock analyst Micheal McConnell talks about industry expectations versus the data from the March Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report.

You may not know it, but a financial expert says you most likely have one or more types of personalities that influence your approaches on, and decisions about, money. (Rod Bain and Amanda Christensen of Utah State University Extension)

Amanda Christensen of Utah State University discusses six categories of money personalities that reflect how an individual most likely approaches financial matters.

Commercial poultry producers participating in USDA Biological Assessments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have two options to consider. (Rod Bain and Lisa Rochette of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Lisa Rochette of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service discusses the two types of biosecurity assessments available for commercial poultry operations per USDA’s Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza strategy.

Lisa Rochette of USDA-APHIS explains a regulatory audit for commercial poultry premises with confirmed positive HPAI to allow for restocking poultry and to be eligible for indemnity.

What did study conducted by a U.S. Forest Service research unit find out about the use of smart traps as a control method for feral swine populations? (Rod Bain and Forest Service researcher John Kilgo)

John Kilgo of the U.S. Forest Service talks about research of feral swine smart traps in comparison with traditional trapping systems.