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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes the progress in planting of this year's U.S. cotton crop as of April 19.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey offers the latest reports on national rice crop planting and emergence progress as of April 19.

Meteorologist Brad Rippey offers USDA's latest U.S. peanut crop planting progress numbers for the period ending April 19.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over state planting progress numbers by state and impacts to the latest national crop planting progress number.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the national progress on spring wheat and barley crop planting and emergence as of April 19.

Construction on our nation's first ever sterile fly production facility to combat New World Screwworm began with a groundbreaking ceremony Friday. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins) (Audio Courtesy of Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network)

What are some of the signals for the nation's cattle industry per USDA's latest Cattle on Feed Report? (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Michael McConnell)

* - April is Invasive Plant Pests and Disease Awareness Month - * Invasive plant pests and disease pests pose significant risks to our nation's agriculture and backyard gardens, yet there are ways you can keep these threats away. (Rod Bain and David Gruchot of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection...

David Gruchot of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides examples among the many invasive plant pests and diseases that threaten native plant life, whether on the farm or the back yard.

David Gruchot of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service discusses some methods to prevent movement of invasive plant pests and diseases, as well as resources to identify them.