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Livestock producers impacted by the recent arctic outbreak will need appropriate documentation of losses to apply for USDA Farm Service Agency disaster programs. (Rod Bain and FSA Acting Administrator Steve Peterson)

Farm Service Agency Acting Administrator Steve Peterson discusses two programs available to assist livestock producers impacted by the recent arctic outbreak over parts of the nation.

Dairy producers who did not sign up for the Margin Protection Coverage program may be second-guessing that decision after seeing USDA's new dairy forecasts. (Gary Crawford and Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman)

Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, commenting on the price situation and new 2021 outlook for dairy product prices.

U.S. Forest Service incident management teams have been part of response efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, including recent support in distributing vaccines at vaccination centers. (Rod Bain and Gordy Sachs of the Forest Service)

Gordy Sachs of the U.S. Forest Service discusses support and incident management efforts throughout the country in distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations.

The severe cold air and stormy conditions are continuing in much of the country. (Stephanie Ho and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says the storm that just passed through left some bitter cold temperatures.

What have been some of the main agricultural impacts of the cold weather?(Stephanie Ho and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist)

Widespread power outages have accompanied storms in many areas of the country. (Stephanie Ho and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist)