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Producers eligible to participate in USDA’s latest Census of Agriculture survey product have until February 14th to respond. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service discusses some of the focus points of various Census of Agriculture surveys, including the Census of Horticulture Specialties now in its response period.

Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service covers some of the points within the Census of Horticulture Specialties - the response deadline for this survey set for February 14th.

A Forest Service expert says it’s important to buy or obtain firewood locally as transport from a different area could also bring an invasive pest or disease threat to native plants and trees. (Rod Bain and Sky Stephens of the U.S. Forest Service)

U.S. Forest Service entomologist Sky Stephens provides an example form time spent in Colorado to explain how far invasive plant pest and disease can travel along with out-of-area firewood, and create potential issues for native plants.

How did an Alabama Cooperative Extension specialist describe his Friday morning drive into work - one with an unprecedented landscape of snow accumulations and icy conditions. (Rod Bain and Ken Kelley)

Ken Kelley of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System talks about reports from Deep South state locales on snow and cold conditions, and what some potential agricultural impacts could be.

What are some of the numbers, and ag concerns, associated with mid-January’s surprising winter storm across parts of the Deep South? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at how record snow accumulations in several parts of the Deep South may have benefitted overwintering crops from a trailing cold outbreak.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at some of the snow accumulation totals for Deep South cities impacted by this past week’s winter outbreak, and how that compares from a historical perspective.