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Approaching soon - the application deadline for land grant universities for USDA grant funding to modernize and expand agriculture research facilities. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Scott Hutchins)

What were the acreage totals accepted under this fiscal year's suite of USDA Conservation Reserve Program enrollments? (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures and precipitation is forecasted across much of the country for the period of July 14 - 20.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey points to areas of the country that have experienced shrinking drought coverage during the late Spring and early Summer of this year.

Some regions of the country continue to experience crop and pasture impacts from long-term drought conditions. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

A recent heat wave covering the Midwest and East is slowly subsiding, bringing this week cooler temperatures and, in some places, potential rain showers. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about some of the causes behind, and damages caused by, recent wildfire activity in the Desert Southwest.

An unusually dry early summer in the Southwest is keeping needed monsoon moisture away - needed to curtail a rise in wildfire activity in the region. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski notes where focus will be regarding contributing nations to USDA's June global commodity supply and demand estimates.

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses some of USDA's June reports and how information from those will be part of this month's crop production forecasts and global supply and demand estimates.