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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the top ten warmest years on record, including the most recent addition – 2024 – listed as top all-time.

Have a holiday gift that you need to return or exchange for whatever reason? What are some things to know when doing so? (Rod Bain and Laura Hendrix of University of Arkansas Extension)

Laura Hendrix of University of Arkansas Extension discusses some considerations when returning or exchanging a holiday gift with a retailer, including time frames such transactions are allowed.

Several locales within the Los Angeles metro area … rural as well as urban … are impacted by the destruction of this week’s series of wildfires. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

A developing weather system over the weekend and early next week adds concerns regarding wildfire containment efforts in Southern California. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

What were the findings of quarterly stocks, winter wheat seedings, and annual crop production review among the reports issued Friday by the Agriculture Department Friday to start this calendar year? (Rod Bain)

How did USDA’s Chief Economist and the markets respond to Friday’s annual Crop Production Report revising end-of-year forecasts for 2024’s corn and soybean crops? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses some of the potential trade reaction to USDA's Quarterly Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings Reports.

How did USDA's recent annual crop production estimates for corn and soybeans coupled with the latest production forecasts from South America affect prices for both commodities? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Two orange producing states contributed quarterly reports for USDA's January forecasts, reflecting the latest all-orange production numbers for this season's crop. (Rod Bain and Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)