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USDA Revises 2021 and 2022 Farm Income Estimates and Forecasts

00:00:59.271   2022-09-01   
USDA is out with its new forecast for farm income. (Gary Crawford and Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service)

Another "Good" Farm Income Year in the Making

00:00:55.196   2022-09-01   
What kind of farm income year is 2022 shaping up to be? USDA's new forecast has some answers to that question. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Actuality: Some Key Numbers in USDA's 2022 Farm Income Forecast

00:00:25.782   2022-09-01   
Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service with some of the key numbers in USDA's new 2022 farm income forecast.

Actuality: USDA's 2022 Net Cash Income Forecasts for Livestock Operations

00:00:34.951   2022-09-01   
Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service with USDA's new 2022 net cash income forecasts for livestock operations.

Actuality: Far Less of Farmers' 2022 Incomes Coming from Feds.

00:00:30.458   2022-09-01   
Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist, reviewing what the USDA's new 2022 farm income forecast has to say about the level of direct government payments to farmers.

Numbers Behind Latest Specialty Crop Block Grants

00:01:00.212   2022-09-01   
What are some of the details behind the latest round of awards for a USDA grant program designed to boost specialty crop marketing and research efforts? (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Actuality: Examples of Specialty Crop Block Grant Projects

00:00:58.632   2022-09-01   
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt provides examples of past recipient projects to illustrate how USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants promote marketing, education and research efforts.

Local Rules and Ordinances Beginning Farmers Should Know

00:00:59.898   2022-09-01   
A beginning farmer must take time to learn the rules and ordinances in their municipality, county or state that allow them to farm and conduct certain ag practices. (Rod Bain and Kelly McAdam of University of New Hampshire Extension)

Actuality: Beginning Farmers and the Definition of a Farmer

00:00:30.648   2022-09-01   
Kelly McAdam of University of New Hampshire Extension explains why beginning farmers need to know how their local, county or state jurisdiction defines the meaning of what a farmer is.