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The USDA is starting to contact farmers about the new Census of Agriculture. (Gary Crawford and Hubert Hamer, Administrator of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Barbara Rater, Census and Survey Division Director with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, saying every farmer response to the Ag. Census counts toward making the information more accurate and useful.

Data collected in studies such as those collected from a USDA study can help develop improved methods of traceback for a particular e-coli strain associated with foodborne illness. (Rod Bain and researcher, Jim Bono)

If you are buying a real Christmas tree this year, be prepared to pay more for it than you did last season. (Gary Crawford and Tim O'Connor, Executive Director of the National Christmas Tree Association)

The two major countries on the Iberian Peninsula are the focus of USDA’s latest agriculture trade mission, scheduled to take place next week. (Rod Bain and Cary Sifferath of the U.S. Grains Council)

The Japanese Diet this week approved an amendment of the beef safeguard mechanism within the U.S. Japan Trade Agreement, which could result in increased exports of our nation's beef to that market. (Rod Bain and Dean Meyer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation)

An Extension expert discusses two key characteristics shared by successful dairy operators. (Rod Bain and Jim Salfer of University of Minnesota)

The latest USDA topsoil moisture report shows another week of slight improvement in conditions, despite high very-short-to short condition ratings. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at parts of the country where very-short-to-short topsoil moisture condition rating is near or above fifty per cent.

Research into improved source tracebacks of outbreaks of a strain of e-coli is making progress through a study at a USDA research feedlot. (Rod Bain and Jim Bono of the Meat Animal Research Center)