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Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary Richard Fordyce provides a brief description of both Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage farm safety net programs.

Producers have until December 11th to enroll acreage and elect coverage in either of USDA's farm safety net programs for this year. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures across the country mixed with various levels of precipitation throughout parts of nation make up the weather forecast for the period of September 21 - 28.

Triple digit high temperatures are expected to continue in a drought plagued part of the country, so when might relief arrive in the way of cooler temperatures and perhaps needed rains. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses a week long weather plume, its travel path, and amounts of precipitation it may bring.

A moisture laden weather system is expected to travel across much of the nation this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey compares the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season - one with no hurricane formations as of September 15th - to learn when the latest day each year a hurricane finally developed.

A quieter than usual Atlantic hurricane season reaches its half way point and sets a new record while doing so. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Several wheat producing nations have forecasted increases in production this month, contributing to USDA's latest look at global wheat production totals. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski covers the September U.S. supply and demand estimate for corn.