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Tracey Farrigan of the Economic Research Service discusses changes in rural demographics over the past decade plus, as reflected in USDA's latest "Rural America at a Glance" report.
Agriculture’s role as a climate mitigation tool has slowly gained recognition by the global community over the years – leading up to a day set aside for ag at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference. (Rod Bain and Ernie Shea of Solutions from the Land)
The large cotton crop that producers are currently harvesting is putting downward pressure on prices. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)
USDA has changed its estimate of soybean yields and production, but has not changed its soybean price forecast. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)