What Do I Need to Use the RSS Feeds?
To use our RSS feeds, you need a feed reader (aka news aggregator) installed on your computer. These applications can be set to read the feeds on a recurring basis, generally once an hour or so.
Once you install the feed reader or news aggregator, you can simply add the feed addresses (URLs) to the list of feeds in the reader. The installation instructions for the readers will help you with that. If your news reader or aggregator uses "auto-discovery," simply enter the main site address (eg. http://fsrio.nal.usda.gov) and it will find the available feeds.
What Version of RSS Do We Use?
Our feeds use the RSS 2.0 specification. The feeds give the date, time, title, and the link to the web posting itself along with the actual text of the article.
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