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* - October is National Cooperative Month - * "The Future is Cooperative" is the theme for this year's National Cooperative Month observance, and USDA's Rural Development mission area provides support for future business success. (Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy...

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at notable topsoil moisture very-short to short ratings at the state level for the period ending September 29th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at some of the notable news from the latest Pasture and Rangeland Condition Report for the period ending September 29th.

* - October is National Cooperative Month - * Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan discusses National Cooperative Month and provides examples of the cooperative business model.

A wide range of climate conditions across the continental U.S. results in some large changes in USDA's topsoil moisture condition report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with significant very poor to poor pasture and rangeland condition ratings for the period ending September 29th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over the latest corn and soybeans in drought indications per the October First U.S. Drought Monitor.

Virginia Tech University's Tom Thompson explains what is behind total factor productivity growth in South Asia as part of Thursday's Global Agricultural Production report for 2024.

A combination of weather factors over September results in a balancing, yet increasing, reflection of U.S. drought coverage to start October. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how varying weather patterns over the past month has impacted drought coverage for cotton and hay crops, and cattle, across the country.