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USDA analysts added updated grain stocks and plantings data to come up with the October crop production and supply and demand reports. What changed from the previous month? Rod Bain takes a look, along with USDA officials, in this edition of "Agriculture USA". PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain, Joe Prusacki of National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber, World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Gerry Bange 
RBAIN 00:04:59  
Consumer Time
MEAT CHARACTERISTICS DETERMINED BY TECHNOLOGY
USDA researchers are behind efforts to better find traits of tenderness and color stability in meat cuts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Steve Shackleford of USDA's Meat Animal and Research Center 
RBAIN 00:02:52  
GETTING YOUR FARMERS MARKET RANKED IN THE NATIONS TOP 20
The ranking is out for the top favorite farmers markets in the nation. Susan Carter talks with a state that had five of its farmers markets rated at the top. PARTICIPANTS: Susan Carter and Elaine Lidholm of the Virginia Department of Agriculture 
SCARTER 00:02:27  
DON'T DUMP THOSE LEAVES----USE THEM FOR COMPOST
An expert says there's more you can do with all those leaves than just bagging them and sending them to the dump. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Pat Milner, USDA microbiologist. 
GCRAWFOR 00:02:51  
SOME FOOD SAFETY TIPS TO MAKE HALLOWEEN FUN AND SAFE
While Halloween can be scary, events such as trick or treating and parties, from a food safety standpoint, don't have to be. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Ivelisse Colon of North Carolina Cooperative Extension 
RBAIN 00:02:41  
THREATS FROM PESTS TO NATIONAL FORESTS DECLINE
The nation's large tree stands, impacted in recent years by pests, saw another year of decline in mortality rates for trees. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Rob Mangold of the US Forest Service 
RBAIN 00:02:46  
Agriculture Update
A NEW VIEW IN POULTRY VIRUS DETAILS
A new technique is allowing USDA researchers to find new viruses in poultry, both harmful and beneficial. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Michael Day of the Southeast Poultry Research Lab 
RBAIN 00:02:20  
TREATMENT FOR A DAIRY COW AILMENT UNDER STUDY
The bacterial infection mastitis affects dairy milk production and quality, but USDA researchers may have a natural form a treatment. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and John Lippolis of the National Animal Disease Center 
RBAIN 00:02:03  
TECHNOLOGIES ROLE IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS
There are a variety of tech-based tools, both advanced and simple, that are playing a big role in natural resource conservation efforts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Dave White 
RBAIN 00:02:29  
NEW ACREAGE TOTALS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON LATEST CROP REPORTS
October finds USDA gathering revised acreage and yield data for spring planted crops and updating their forecasts as a result. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain, Joe Prusacki of National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber 
RBAIN 00:02:29  
UPDATING THE AG TRADE FIGURES FOR FY 2012
USDA's latest revision for agricultural trade numbers shows strong numbers in all major categories for Fiscal Year 2012 to date. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Stephen MacDonald of USDA's Agricultural Research Service 
RBAIN 00:02:07