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Various crop production areas across the Deep South are concerned about impacts from this week's winter storm and its potential for heavy snows and below freezing cold. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes near to above normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the nation for the period of January 28 to February 3.
What have been some of the thermometer readings and farm concerns associated with this week's arctic cold outbreak across the eastern two-thirds of the country? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
The Farmworker Coordinator serves as a liaison for USDA and farmworkers. Working in collaboration with federal and state agencies, community-based organizations and other stakeholders, the coordinator identifies challenges faced by farmworker communities to better support hired labor vital to U.S...
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes some of the metropolitan areas of the Deep South expected to experience, if they have not already, high snow accumulations and bitter cold the early part of this week.
An early week weather system traveling through the Deep South is bringing blizzard warnings, potentially heavy snows and deep cold. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
The latest look at USDA’s H5N1 testing strategy for milk from dairy cattle includes number of states participating, and level of testing among each state. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Alex Turner of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Presidential inaugurations, such as swearing-in of President Donald Trump this year, sometimes make history just by the weather conditions experienced in the hours and day of, and those surrounding, the event. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. President Donald Trump. Supreme Court Chief...
Cattle producers have several considerations as they protect their livestock from arctic weather conditions, or in the case of the start of this year, several arctic blasts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Karl Hoppe of North Dakota State University Extension