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World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski provides USDA's latest forecasts for pork exports for this year and next.

Nominations are now being accepted through August First for the latest round of USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee elections. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

* - STATIONS: Please air this Public Service Announcement only from Wednesday, June 15 to Tuesday, August 1st - * Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux reminds interested persons that nominations for USDA FSA County Committee seats are being accepted now through August First.

What is the amount of enrolled acreage resulting from the recent USDA General Conservation Reserve Program sign-up? (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux discusses the conservation opportunities within the Conservation Reserve Program.

USDA is working to implement a multi-step effort designed to improve the accuracy of claims about how meat animals are raised. (Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin)

Here's the latest USDA assessment of the condition of the nation's pastures and rangelands. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Heavy rains in one of the world’s largest palm oil producing nations had USDA take notice in its June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski explains why palm oil is periodically covered in World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates, and what prompted its coverage in the June WASDE.

Are bugs bugging you at your cookout or picnic? So, what can we do about these annoying buggaboo? Gary Crawford has some advice from an expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Kait Chapman, extension insect expert at the University of Nebraska.