Producers wishing to enroll in either Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage from USDA have until April 15th to do so. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam

The final USDA State Stories report for March, when compared with the initial series offering in November, provides both a look at winter wheat conditions in major growing states, and a glimpse as crops come out of dormancy. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

What does drought coverage look like to start April for various crop-growing and commodity producing areas of the country per the U.S. Drought Monitor? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Commercial poultry producers participating in USDA Biological Assessments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have two options to consider. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Lisa Rochette of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Some USDA reports discontinued in 2024 are being reinstated for 2025, which most starting this May. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Troy Joshua of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

Less hogs and pigs from this time last year – among he findings in USDA's first Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for the year. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and livestock analyst Michael McConnell