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August will be a busy month for local USDA Farm Service Agency offices with program and application deadlines throughout the month, including FSA County Committee election nominations. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce

The Agriculture Department in July offered cattle news and trends from not one, but two, reports. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer

What does USDA's annual report on farm expenditures show regarding trends across various categories? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Chief Economist Justin Benevidez

It may be late summer, but veggie gardeners should consider if they plan to extend their growing season past the first frost, and if so, how they should go about it. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Erin Kinley of Penn State University Extension

What are some of the technology innovations USDA researchers in the Peach State are studying to improve food safety and quality inspection processes in peanuts and poultry? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Agriculture Department researchers Brian Bowker, Samir Trabelsi, Michael Lewis, and...

Technological advances are behind improvements to the agricultural and food inspection process - improvements that translate into greater efficiencies, food safety, and food quality. Rod Bain looks into some of these tech tools for ag inspection in this edition of "Agriculture USA". PARTICIPANTS...

Livestock analyst Anthony Fischer looks at heifer placement in cattle feedlots in USDA's July Cattle on Feed report, and what this may mean.

USDA's monthly look at cattle on feedlots indicates month over month adjustments, yet how do they pertain to the cattle sector? (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Anthony Fischer)

USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer discusses some of the trends reflected in the Agriculture Department's latest Cattle Report.

What does USDA's July edition of its Cattle Report say about aspects of cattle inventory? (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Anthony Fischer)