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Feral swine populations continue to increase as have USDA efforts to control and eradicate this pest. A pilot program now in its latest round of funding is among the tools available to states with extensive feral swine populations to combat this threat. Rod Bain looks at USDA feral swine control and...

USDA officials earlier this week viewed the reentry of live cattle imports from Mexico at an Arizona port of entry. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins)

* - Food safety tips and advice are available through USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline ... 1-888-mpHotline -* With football season - and tailgate parties - kicking off, making sure your event scores with family and friends involves strategies from the food safety playbook. Rod Bain reports...

Another week of cooler temperatures in much of the Midwest could help even soil and crop conditions out from a weather perspective. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

What is the outlook on pulses ... not yours, unless you purchase pulses like chickpeas and dry beans at your local store? Rod Bain provides USDA's latest outlook in this report. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and research economist Wilma Davis

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey explains how cooler temperatures in the Midwest this week will help alleviate both recent heavy rains and flooding in some parts, and extreme heat and dryness in others.

What are the positives of U.S. agricultural trade and export opportunities over the past year, per a senior USDA trade official? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg

What has been a prolonged spell of triple digit heat in much of the nation's southern tier could see very slight cooling for at least the middle of this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA and partnering states are part of a pilot program focused on control and eradication of feral swine populations that threaten significant damages. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Dana Cole of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Under Secretary for Food Production and...

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about a long stretch of extensive heat and extreme high temperature along much of the nation's Southern tier over the past month.