There were some unexpected numbers in the latest USDA report on cattle feedlot activity. Gary Crawford has details. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam.

A new USDA funding program provides higher education institutions opportunities to develop the future professionals of agriculture, including those working for USDA. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

The annual election cycle for USDA Farm Service Agency County Committees is underway for 2023 with nominations for positions now being accepted through August First. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recently awarded funding for infrastructure repair and rebuild after extreme weather events through its Emergency Watershed Protection program. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Astrid Martinez of USDA-NRCS

The promise of precision agriculture hinges on keeping the promise of high-speed internet access for all of rural America. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. David Zumwalt, CEO, Broadband without Barriers...

A huge weather phenomenon could make things rough for soybeans and corn over a massive area of the U.S. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

A recent tour of Kansas winter wheat fields illustrates concerns about crop conditions for several growers in the Central and Southern Plains. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Dave Green of the Wheat Quality Council

USDA’s organic transition initiative and updates regarding it, are among the various assistance available to organic producers as they establish themselves and their markets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt. Farm Service...

What are some of the planning and program aspects of a USDA-led Agricultural Trade Mission that take place prior to the actual event? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs Morgan Perkins. USDA Ag Trade Office Director Chanda Berk.

How much of what crops have farmers actually planted this spring? The answer is coming soon. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.