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* - October is National Cooperative Month - * Nearing a century of service in some cases, rural electric cooperatives continue to serve communities and regions through affordable power. (Rod Bain and Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy Berke)

* - Bat Week 2024 is October 24 – 31 - * Even with bats as a symbol of Halloween, the annual Bat Week awareness campaign shows the benefits of bats as pollinators and pest control agents. (Rod Bain and Kim Winter of the U.S. Forest Service)

USDA's latest topsoil moisture condition report reflects a dramatic increase in very-short to short ratings from the previous week, as well as levels not reached in two years. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

* - Bat Week is October 24 - 31 - * Kim Winter of the U.S. Forest Service discusses what some Bat Week events might look like in local communities, globally, and online at "www.batweek.org".

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses states with notable pasture and rangeland conditions for the period ending October 20.

Kim Winter discusses the now decade-long education campaign held the days leading up to Halloween - Bat Week - focusing on how bats benefit agriculture and society.

Might there be some noticeable adjustments within USDA’s latest Pasture and Rangelands Conditions report? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

A White House event Tuesday provided opportunity for the Agriculture Secretary to announce a series of steps aimed at improving competition and fairness within the ag sector. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The latest Florida-bound hurricane should make landfall later this week, but what are projected impacts associated with this tropical system? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the formation of Hurricane Milton which has already approached record-setting territory in the Gulf of Mexico on its path to Florida.