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It is the latest Agriculture Department effort to strengthen our nation's food security - designed to fully understand our country's plant genetic material collection and obtain information quickly when need arises - whether in developing disease tolerant varieties or in producing desired traits in...

Keeping hitchhiking invasive pests from traveling in your firewood for camping or winter heat - and causing significant threats to native plants - involves a simple philosophy, according to a senior USDA official. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory...

The spooky season can get children - and parents - frightened about what might be lurking out there, and what could potentially cause harm. Rod Bain talks with an Extension expert on safety advice for the Halloween season in this report. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Ivalisse Colon of North Carolina...

Significant reductions in the U.S. ag trade deficit, increased ag trade missions, and major value-added export sales are among the highlights of USDA trade efforts of recent months. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg

A regenerative agriculture pilot program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service recently updated for the new fiscal year through increased financial and technical assistance. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard...

Three major row crops had production forecasts adjusted higher Friday by USDA, but by what amount, and what might it mean regarding potential record crops? (Rod Bain)

There was perhaps one noticeable surprise to observers of this month's USDA Crop Production Report, according to the Agriculture Department's Chief Economist. (Rod Bain and Dr. Justin Benevidez)

Anthony Prillaman of the National Agricultural Statistics Service provides USDA's October forecasts for corn crop yield and production.

Anthony Prillaman of USDA-NASS talks about the latest forecasts for soybean crop yield and production.

What does USDA say is the forecast for all-orange and orange by variety production, per its October Crop Production Report/ (Rod Bain and Anthony Prillaman of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)