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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says above normal temperatures and precipitation across the country are the primary weather trends for the period of August 12 - 18.

Triple digit heat is expected for much of the Desert Southwest this week - a continuation of the latest extreme heat episode. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Two parts of the county should see decent precipitation totals this week, which should benefit some crops and pasturelands. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

* - August 3 – 9 is National Farmers Markets Week - * Farmers Market as a connection to community through social and economic components – it is behind the annual celebration of this form of enterprise the first full week of August, whether such events involve local to you Farmers Markets or the...

The Agriculture Department recently released its latest look at trends associated with honey bee colonies in the U.S. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

While farm internet use remains steady over a two-year period, how growers use the internet appears to have changed according to a USDA survey. Rod Bain reports. PARTICPANTS: Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

* - August 3 - 9 is National Farmers Market Week - * What may seem like a simple question regarding farmers markets reveals multiple levels of connection in social, economic, and agricultural ways. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Americo Vega of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service

A USDA agency promotes August as a perfect time for home and property owners to check trees for signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle, but how to go about it? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

* - Stations-Networks: Please no longer air this after 4 PM Eastern Friday, August 8 - * * - Details about the Great American Farmers Market ... August 3 - 8 ... are available online at "www.usda.gov/gafm". - * Opening ceremonies kicked off both a celebration of our nation's farmers markets and our...

Most crops and commodities noted shrinking drought coverage during July with one notable exception. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey