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USDA economist, Bart Kenner, with bulk product export figures for the first five months of Fiscal Year 2024.

Coming soon---new production forecasts for South America. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

USDA economist, Bart Kenner, with the U.S. ag. trade numbers for the first five months of this fiscal year.

New numbers show U.S. agricultural exports still trailing last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

U.S. Forest Service historian Lincoln Bramwell discusses the widespread recognition of Smokey Bear as a symbol of wildfire prevention over eight decades of service.

The U.S. Forest Service wildfire prevention symbol celebrates his 80th anniversary in 2024 and is still highly recognized among Americans. (Rod Bain and Forest Service historian Lincoln Branwell)

USDA is instructing agencies on prioritizing sustainable transportation for official travel. Several ways suggested to do so are listed below: Federal employees should prioritize interstate and commuter rail over air travel or long-distance automobile travel; public transit over automobiles; and...

Here's why dairy herd depopulation is not being advised for the current avian influenza outbreak in some dairy operations. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Rosemary Sifford with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Dr. Rosemary Sifford with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, saying that animal disease experts are collecting a massive amount of data on the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds.

This month is a good time to look for invasive pests and plant diseases in your area and enact prevention methods. (Rod Bain and Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)