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Ending the Year at Low Pasture-Rangeland Condition Rating
00:00:59.689 2024-10-30USDA 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 2024-10-30USDA 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 2024-10-29The 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 2024-10-29USDA 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 2024-10-29USDA 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 2024-10-29What 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 2024-10-29USDA 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 2024-10-29The 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 2024-10-29Historians 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 2024-10-29If 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)