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Ending the Year at Low Pasture-Rangeland Condition Rating

00:00:59.689   2024-10-30   
USDA reports the lowest pasture and rangeland condition ratings to end a year since 2012 due to dry conditions of the past two months. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Actuality: Very Poor to Poor Pasture and Rangeland Conditions by State

00:00:50.599   2024-10-30   
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over states with notable very poor to poor pasture and rangeland condition ratings for the period ending October 27.

Return of Much Needed Rains in Parts of the Nation

00:01:00.212   2024-10-29   
The dry period of late summer – early fall transitions in coming days to storm systems bringing needed precipitation for several areas of the country. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Actuality: Areas of Moisture in Coming Days

00:01:00.342   2024-10-29   
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some locales that could receive significant precipitation over the course of the next week.

Actuality: Where Dryness Remains This Week

00:00:53.080   2024-10-29   
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over parts of the country not expected to receive beneficial moisture over the next seven days.

Tropical Activity Outlook as Hurricane Season Winds Down

00:01:00.160   2024-10-29   
What are the possibilities of tropical systems developing in both the Atlantic and Pacific Basins in the final month of this year's hurricane season? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Actuality: 8 to 14 Day Weather Forecast

00:00:58.305   2024-10-29   
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation are the predominant weather patterns for most of the nation for the period of November 5 – 11.

Borlaug Dialogue Kicks Off World Food Prize Week

00:00:59.689   2024-10-29   
The Normal Borlaug International Dialogue began Tuesday in Iowa – the start of three days of food security discussions and sessions leading up to presentation of the 2024 World Food Prize. (Rod Bain and World Food Prize Foundation President Terry Branstad)

Ancient Farmers May Have Given Us Some of Our Halloween Traditions

00:01:00.473   2024-10-29   
Historians tell us there are ancient agricultural ties to our present day Halloween observance. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

The Origins of Trick-or-Treating

00:01:00.421   2024-10-29   
If you or your kids go trick or treating, you are participating in a tradition that has evolved over many centuries. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history expert)

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