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A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes swings of drought coverage across the country throughout the year. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes two, late Spring multi-day tornadic outbreaks. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at the potential of a shock to agricultural markets in 2025 that could produce commodity price impacts.

Written by Stephanie Jacques stephanie.jacques@usda.gov NBAF Office of Communications Website: usda.gov/nbaf/media Manhattan, Kan., Aug. 21, 2024 — The World Organisation for Animal Health, or WOAH, has designated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF...

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses how a quiet 2024 resulted in minimal shock in crop markets and little in price moderations over the course of the year.

USDA’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Laboratorian Training Program students work in the training lab at Kansas State University’s Biosecurity Research Institute. Photo by Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Written by Rebecca Donaldson nbaf@usda.gov NBAF Office of...

Compared to the past four years, 2024 seems quiet regarding lack of a singular event causing shocks in the farm market and farm prices, according to USDA’s Chief Economist. (Rod Bain and Seth Meyer)

Nearly 500 people participated in tours and educational displays as part of NBAF’s Family Day Written by Stephanie Jacques stephanie.jacques@usda.gov NBAF Office of Communications Website: usda.gov/nbaf/media Manhattan, Kansas — The USDA National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, welcomed...

Will egg prices decline in 2025? (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer)

The recently released Census of Aquaculture provides details into the top selling types of seafood for 2023 and other sales data. (Rod Bain and Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)