USDA food price analysts are sticking with their previous forecast for overall food price hikes this year, but they have increased their forecasts for meat prices. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Carolyn Chelius)

Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist, saying that up to now fresh fruits are leading the list of this year's retail price hikes.

Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist, saying that meat prices are a major contributor to overall food price increases, but are being partially offset by other products with smaller price hikes.

Will food shoppers finally see prices go down in 2022? (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Carolyn Chelius)

The numbers in Friday's USDA cattle-related reports could be bullish for prices. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst with some of the key numbers in Friday's USDA Cattle Inventory report.

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with some of the key numbers in Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed Report.

A recent hearing by lawmakers offered input opportunities on how to modernize existing farm guestworker programs. (Rod Bain. Linnea Kooistra. Former Assistant Secretary of Labor Leon Sequeira. Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Credit is the life blood of agriculture and the nation's Farm Credit System has performed a lot of transfusions in the last hundred and five years. (Gary Crawford. Former President Woodrow Wilson. Farm Credit Administration Chairman Glen Smith) ***Broadcasters--The historical farm credit timeline...

Glen Smith, Iowa farmer and Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration, talking about the factors that led to creation of the Farm Credit System in 1916.