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The Agriculture Department recently announced the latest actions designed to increase competition and fairness in both the meat retail industry and livestock markets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA Senior Advisor Andy Green

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, reports on the soybean harvest.

What was some of the notable news and industry reaction associated with USDA’s October crop production forecasts? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, has a report on cotton condition ratings.

What are some of the initial concerns about Hurricane Milton associated with impacts to various Florida crops? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with data on the rice harvest.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talks about how the peanut crop made it through the storms.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, saying winter wheat seeding and emergence are behind the average pace.

Production forecasts for our nation's corn and soybean crops were adjusted from the previous month, per USDA's October crop production report. (Rod Bain)

How accurate is the October USDA crop report?? (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)