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Deputy Under Secretary Sandra Eskin discusses the increase in animal-raising and environmental-related claims on labels for meat and poultry products, and how USDA oversees such labeling efforts.

The Agricultural Marketing Service is relying more on data visualization tools to present information on livestock markets to data users. (Rod Bain. Levi Geyer and Bucky Gwartney of USDA - AMS)

USDA is using data visualization to better understand crop sequence boundaries, using geospatial data and images to do so. (Rod Bain and Tara Murphy of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Much of the West continues to have adequate to good water storage levels after an extremely hot and dry summer, although some exceptions remain. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

What are some of the notable data points on controlled environment agriculture within the 2022 Census of Agriculture? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. USDA research horticulturalist James Altland. Carmen Azzaretti of the Resource Innovation Institute.

USDA recently announced updates to guidelines for both animal-raising and environmental-related claims found on meat and poultry labels. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin

USDA recently announced recipients of Risk Management Education Partnership projects designed to explain crop insurance and risk management to various producer populations. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger. Mary Conklin of the University of...

The extreme heat and dryness across much of the country last month increased drought coverage over U.S. crops and commodities. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Seed bank resources and germplasm collections such as found at USDA research labs play a significant part in assuring plant species survival as well as future crop diversity. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA plant geneticist Rebecca Povilus

The Powering Affordable Clean Energy program is one of USDA’s Rural Development offerings designed to improve rural electric and rural energy production and availability. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small