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What are some of the travel and decoration logistics involved with this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree once it arrives in the lower 48 states from Alaska? (Rod Bain and Brandon Raile of the U.S. Forest Service)
Brandon Raile of the U.S. Forest Service discusses the population and land size of Alaska in connection with the production of 10,000 ornaments representing the state on the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and other holiday trees in the Capitol region.
The online registration page is now available for the Agriculture Department's 101st edition of its Ag Outlook Forum scheduled in late February. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)
Kyle McKillop of the Economic Research Service talks about a comprehensive food composition data website called “Food Data Central”. (Food Data Central web address - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/)
A USDA website centered on comprehensive food composition data was recently updated, providing additional resources to nutritionists, researchers, and consumers. (Rod Bain. Naomi Fukagama and Kyle McKillop of the Economic Research Service)
Farmers and grain traders are awaiting two major USDA reports coming out at the end of this week. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)