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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the latest corn crop silking and doe stage progress numbers as of July 5.

What did USDA's latest Crop Progress Report reflect in the way of recent Midwestern heat and condition ratings for the region's two major row crops. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Four levels of grant monies are now available for land grant universities seeking to modernize and expand their agricultural research facilities to address modern farm and food issues. Rod Bain report. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Scott Hutchins

USDA's latest effort to address fertilizer production and cost challenges involves grants to expedite construction and operation of shovel ready, financially viable production facilities. Rod Bain looks at the Fertilizer Investment and Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply initiative in this...

Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary Richard Fordyce talks about some of the technology being incorporated into a modernize acreage reporting pilot program at certain Farm Service Agency offices.

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce discusses aspects of a new Farm Service Agency pilot program focused on modernizing acreage reporting.

A new pilot program now being utilized to modernization acreage reporting via USDA's Farm Service Agency. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says above normal temperatures in much of the Eastern two thirds of the country, and near to below normal rainfall for most of the nation, are forecasted for the period of June 30 to July 6.

How far away is the start of this year's Southwest monsoon season, and the return of beneficial rains in the region? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the locales where active weather is forecasted to take place this week.