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USDA economist, Matt Maclachlan, saying that avian influenza has caused the loss of about 2 million laying hens. That is contributing to retail eggs costing 32% more than one year ago.

As the slow spring planting season begins to wrap up and the growing season gets going in earnest, USDA is involved in a huge weekly undertaking that brings us every Monday a look at planting progress and crop development (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National...

Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service saying that the weekly crop progress report is as near to real time crop information as you can get. (The "reporters" he refers to are the people across the country who provide crop progress data each week to USDA.)

U.S. imports of food products are growing rapidly. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

A veteran USDA and White House official has been nominated by the President for the U.S. Trade Representative's Office post of Chief Agricultural Negotiator. (Rod Bain and Doug McKalip)

Lawmakers are hearing suggestions for improving farm safety net programs. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Joe Outlaw, with Texas A and M)

Most experts say the USDA's Margin Coverage Program for dairy has worked well for many dairy producers. Could such a program work for crop producers? (Gary Crawford and Dr. Joe Outlaw with Texas A and M University)

USDA is working to gain and keep the trust of socially disadvantaged and minority farmers, but trust issues remain in some communities. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Ron Rainey with the University of Arkansas)

A land grant university professor recently shared projections of how long-term drought has, and will, impact water supplies, farmlands and forests in her state. (Rod Bain and Courtney Schultz of Colorado State University)

Ag producers have until June 30th to sign up for and receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture - the nation's most comprehensive dataset on agriculture. (Rod Bain and Donald Buysse of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)