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First Ever Challenge to Come to USMCA Dispute Panel

00:01:00.395   2021-05-27   
Canadian dairy tariff-rate quotas and their impacts to U.S. imports to that market are at the center of the first ever dispute to come before a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement resolution panel. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

No Discernable Negative Effect of Covid Pandemic on U.S. Ag. Exports

00:01:00.107   2021-05-27   
Has the global pandemic cut into export sales of U.S. agricultural products this fiscal year? (Gary Crawford and Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist)

USDA Collecting Data Now for its Big Planted Acreage Report

00:01:00.107   2021-05-27   
How many acres of what crops are farmers planting this spring? USDA has begun the huge effort to answer that market-moving question for us. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service) **Broadcasters: The USDA Acreage Report will be released June 30th, noon EDT**

Actuality: Farmers Survey Responses Vital to Accurate Acreage Report

00:00:25.051   2021-05-27   
Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, saying that the accuracy of the upcoming USDA Acreage Report depends on farmers and their prompt and accurate response to USDA acreage surveys. **Broadcasters: The USDA Acreage Report will be released June 30th, noon EDT**

USDA Works to Scare Rare Birds from Airports Without Harming Them

00:00:59.977   2021-05-27   
USDA teams are working to scare away rare birds from an airport, without harming them. (Stephanie Ho and Chad Wickham, USDA Wildlife Services research biologist)

Herding Dogs Help USDA Keep Rare Geese Away from a Hawaiian Airport

00:00:59.977   2021-05-27   
Herding dogs are crucial to USDA's efforts to keep rare and protected geese away from a Hawaiian airport. (Stephanie Ho and Brian Washburn, USDA Wildlife Services research biologist)

Common Characteristics for Successful Dairy Operations

00:01:00.447   2021-05-27   
An Extension expert notes characteristics that successful dairy operators seem to share. (Rod Bain and Jim Salfer of University of Minnesota Extension)

New Protocols at the Livestock Auction Barn

00:01:00.316   2021-05-27   
Livestock auction barns and sale yards were among the ag entities changing the way they did business last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Rod Bain and Chelsea Good of the Livestock Marketing Association)

One Cookout Shortcut Can also be a Shortcut to Illness

00:00:57.547   2021-05-27   
Doing things "halfway" can often cause problems later on, especially in the case of having a holiday weekend cookout. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-5463) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov