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Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons says the pandemic has changed the way the National Agricultural Statistics Service carries out its survey work -- especially with the Agricultural Resources Management Survey, which was mailed out at the end of December.

USDA protects the confidentiality and availability of the information it collects in the many surveys it carries out. (Stephanie Ho and Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons)

This year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum includes some new aspects, including how it is presented. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Planning continues for this year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, although some announcements have been made regarding this year's agenda. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses some of the details to this year's USDA Ag Outlook Forum, including its theme and topics within some of the sessions over the two-day event.

Getting the facts about genetically modified foods is a lot easier now. ( Gary Crawford and Karen Blakeslee, Kansas State University Extension Food Safety Specialist and Coordinator of the Rapid Response Center for Food Science.)

During the first 11 months of 2020 U.S. imports of foreign fruits and vegetables were running higher than the same time frame in 2019. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner)

Two recently developed funding programs address specific areas of education, innovation and conservation in the realm of urban agriculture. (Rod Bain and Terry D'addio of the Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Latest agricultural export numbers are spurring some optimism about the year ahead. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

When it came to U.S. agricultural exports, 2020 was a bit of a rollercoaster year. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)