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What are some of the essentials eligible producers should know as they sign-up for USDA's recently announced Emergency Commodity Assistance Program? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Brooke Appleton
How do lower placements of cattle in feedlots for the month of February factor into USDA’s latest look at cattle inventory? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA livestock analyst Michael McConnell
What are some ways landowners and gardeners in desert climates can balance both water management and plant productivity? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Marisa Thompson of New Mexico State University Extension
Uncertain economic conditions for several farmers last fall led to Congressionally approved emergency payments - what has become USDA's Emergency Commodity Assistance Pogram - ECAP. Now accepting applications, Rod Bain looks at the factors behind ECAP and details about the current sign-up period in...
USDA's agricultural trade mission itinerary for 2025 includes several developing export markets and opportunities to expand trade in already established ones. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley. FAS Deputy Administrator Mark Slupek...
*-USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-674-6854 is available Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET (English or Spanish) for food safety questions-* Shoujld your residence be impacted by power outage or flood from a weather event or disaster, what are some things to keep in mind from a food...
The Agriculture Secretary recently provided the first progress report associated with USDA’s five-prong strategy to combat both High Path Avian Flu outbreaks in poultry flocks and higher egg prices. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins
Wholesale egg prices have slowly declined over the past month, but what is behind this trend, how does it translate on the retail level, and what are some seasonal concerns coming up? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Brooke Rollins. USDA Chief of Staff Kailee Buller.
Research continues into improved methods to trap feral swine populations, and control this invasive pest, including the use of smart traps. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and U.S. Forest Service researcher John Kilgo
Farm Production and Conservation Deputy Under Secretary Brooke Appleton talks about online tool and information about the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) available online at "www.fsa.usda.gov".