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Lawmakers have held a hearing on foreign purchases/ownership of U.S. farmland and other farm-related businesses. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Senate Ag. Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene. Montana Senator Jon Tester. Agriculture...

What did USDA’s September forecasts for both grain stocks and small grains reveal regarding changes from the previous quarter? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer

Members of USDA’s Agricultural Trade Mission to Chile recently discussed their thoughts about the late September mission. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. Colorado...

What is behind a slight uptick in U.S. hog inventory over the previous quarter, per USDA's Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and livestock analyst Shayle Shagam

Several of the nation's major crops and commodities such as hay and cattle note drought coverage increasing in production areas throughout the past several weeks. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

For the first time at a United Nations Conference on Climate Change, the role of food production and agriculture in climate mitigation will be a major point of discussion. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. United Arab Emirates Minister for Climate Change and the...

A recent USDA study looks at some of the trends regarding producers’ adoption of precision agricultural methods and use of digital tools. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. USDA economic researcher Johnathan McFadden. Terry Griffin of Kansas State University

A recent series of grants awarded by USDA will educate underserved, small-scale, and organic producers on risk management practices and options PARTICIPANTS: (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

The beef cattle herd continues to shrink, but for how much longer? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell.

USDA is partnering with various African nations to build up animal and plant health protection systems on the African continent. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt.