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What producers paid for inputs and services in 2024 was slightly down year over year, per USDA’s annual Farm Production Expenditure Report. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

What are some things to know regarding food safety and preventing foodborne bacteria contamination when smoking meats? (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

* - USDA's July Cattle Report is scheduled for release on Friday, July 25th at 3 PM Eastern Time - * Why is the Agriculture Department's latest cattle sector report drawing interest prior to its release? (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Michael McConnell)

USDA researcher Kyle Knipper explains the importance of irrigated agriculture to the state of California and methods in water management prior to use of satellite imagery.

Advances in modern tornado forecasting are reflected in increasing annual counts for such activity. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA research is incorporating satellite imagery to map water use by California crops and in turn improve efficiency in irrigation. (Rod Bain and researcher Kyle Knipper)

Livestock analyst Michael McConnel discusses two USDA cattle sector reports and how the January edition compares to the content of the July report.

USDA researcher Kyle Knipper talks about research using satellite imagery to improve crop water management in California, and the importance of partnership in that research.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says parts of the Southeast and the northern tier of the West are areas of concern regarding topsoil moisture shortage for the period ending July 20th.