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Several states, and the nation, report topsoil moisture ratings lower than the previous week as a heat wave in several areas became established this past week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
The head of the delegation for USDA's first ever tribal oriented agricultural trade mission provided an update on the event with reporters. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)
If you have to work outside in severe heat, there are ways to help get you through and to help keep you from being hit by potentially deadly heat stress and stroke. (Gary Crawford and Ohio State University health and safety educator, Dee Jepsen)
One expert says heat illness is a complex medical issue and it's hard to know who is and who isn't susceptible to it. (Gary Crawford and Ohio State University Agricultural Health and Safety Professor, Dee Jepsen)
The first tropical storm system of this Atlantic hurricane season could develop this week with the formation zone in the Western Gulf of Mexico. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)