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The Agriculture Department's Radio Service has served the public for one hundred years as of 2026 - almost as old as the medium itself. And one person can say they have seen the changes in USDA Radio, the Department itself, and agriculture during half of that time period. And former USDA Radio...

USDA research economist Catharine Weber discusses USDA's latest orange production forecast per the March Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook.

What are the production totals stemming from USDA's spring outlook of citrus crops harvested in the winter and early spring months? (Rod Bain and Catharine Weber of the Economic Research Service)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey covers oat crop progress via state planting progress for the period ending April 5th.

What is the connection between U.S. oat crop planting progress to begin April and other spring planted crops? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Meteorologist Brad Rippey provides details on states with significant topsoil moisture shortage, per USDA's Topsoil Moisture Condition Report for the period ending April 5th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with notable topsoil moisture surpluses for the period ending April 5th.

Several states report dry topsoil conditions to USDA in the Department's first national topsoil moisture condition report of the year. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperature nationwide and above normal precipitation in much of the country is in the weather forecast for the period of April 14 - 20.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses precipitation this week in the Great Lakes region and how it might contribute to already occurring low-level flooding.