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Study continues to develop latex-based products from rubber harvested from a desert shrub found in Mexico and parts of Texas. (Rod Bain and USDA researcher Katrina Cornish)

The website, www.ruraltax.org, is one of the resources offered by a committee of land grant university extension tax experts to assist growers and tax pros with return preparation. (Rod Bain. Kevin Burkett of Clemson University. Rob Holcomb of the University of Minnesota.)

* - February 16 - 22 is National Engineers Week - * Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Engineer Division Director Kevin Farmer discusses a national honor for federal engineers, and NRCS's Engineer of the Year for 2025.

2025 Natural Resources Conservation Service Engineer of the Year Shane Ice discusses his honor and his career in conservation engineering.

A USDA website has available information for both ag producers and tax experts on various aspects of return preparation with a farm focus. (Rod Bain. Adam Kantrovich of Clemson University Extension. Sarah Campbell of the Farm Service Agency.)

* - February 16 - 22 is National Engineers Week - * The career of the 2025 Natural Resources Conservation Service Engineer of the Year includes dedication to control floods through dam engineering and safety. (Rod Bain and Texas State Conservation Engineer Shane Ice)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures and precipitation is in the forecast for much of the country for the period of February 25 - March 3.

*- February 16 – 22 is National FFA Week - * A series of conferences and classroom experiences are some of the ways the National FFA Organization provides skills for potential careers in the ag sector. (Rod Bain and Past National FFA Secretary Grant Norfleet)

A cold snap covering the nation’s Eastern two-thirds this week could impact agricultural in impacted areas. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski looks at forecasted dairy product exports and imports, per USDA’s February outlook.