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A family dream and community connections are behind efforts to produce and promote coffee from Hawaii's Ka'u region, from the perspective of a mother-daughter coffee grower team. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Lorie and Joan Obra.

The Risk Management Agency’s recent rounds of feedback gathering has resulted in improvements to coverage and information access regarding two specialized policies for specialty crop and small-size farmers. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and RMA Administrator Marcia Bunger

How has the COVIC-19 pandemic impacted retail sales of organic food products over time? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA research economist Sharon Skorbiansky

As American consumers’ demand for organic food products has grown over time, so has available products, some of which originates from foreign markets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA economic researcher Sharon Skorbiansky

Active weather across a wide stretch of the Central U.S. was behind several tornadoes resulting in injuries and fatalities late Thursday and early Friday. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA recently released a study on how expiring and expired federal income and estate tax provisions could possibly impact farms and farm households. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and economic researcher Tia McDonald

It's now the official hunting season for eggs. Let's hunt for the origins of egg hunting! (Gary Crawford, Anne Effland and assorted Stooges)

Beef cattle prices continue to be at historically high levels. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell)

USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell, with comments on the current high prices for beef cattle.

USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell, saying it could be a couple of years before we will see signs of an expansion of the beef herd.