USDA is conducting a pilot program to determine if their well-known grades for beef products can be given by its graders remotely, and in turn, give some packing plants and processing facilities greater access to such services. Rod Bain looks at the recently announced remote beef grading pilot in...

A group of land grant university extension economists and social scientists recently offered their take on 2024 from the perspective of economic trends and challenges for producers. Rod Bain goes over their projections and possibilities in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain...

If you are still trying to keep your New Year's resolutions to lose weight, one expert says maybe you should include your pets in those resolutions. On this edition of "Agriculture USA" Gary Crawford reports on what some say is an epidemic of pet obesity and what we pet owners can do about it...

The nations farm economy took a big income hit in 2023. Where does that leave the farm sector going into the new year? Gary Crawford gets the view of one expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Iowa farmer, Glen Smith.

When a USDA meteorologist was recently asked about weather highlights of the past year, he offered a top ten list, based on somewhat chronological order, and not by ranking of most to least significance. Rod Bain goes over his list of top 2023 weather events and some of their impacts in this edition...