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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes adverse weather conditions on Inauguration Day Monday in Washington D.C. has led to the swearing-in ceremony and other events moved indoors.

The incoming Trump Administration recently announced four nominations for senior level positions within the Agriculture Department, joining Secretarial and Deputy Secretarial nominees on the selection list. (Rod Bain and Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary nominee Richard Fordyce)

Weather conditions in the Nation's Capital for Inaguration Day Monday could potential resemble arctic cold during swearing in ceremonies four decades ago. (Rod Bain. USDA meteorogist Brad Rippey. President Ronald Reagan. Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Warren Burger).)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the weather forecast for Monday's Presidential inauguration in the Nation’s Capital, as well as conditions on both the day before and after the event.

Three of the four National Football League playoff contests this weekend are exposed to weather effects associated with an arctic blast travelling through the Eastern half of the country. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski says broiler and turkey exports numbers are the main news from USDA’s January look at meat trade.

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses 2025 beef production forecasts for the January outlook and how that compares to projections from December.

USDA’s January outlook for pork production and hog prices reflect positive directions for both. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

The deadline is coming up soon for those eligible to sign up for a USDA disaster assistance, program, including dairy producers with losses associated with the H5N1 virus. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Assistance Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham)

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 and Karl Hoppe of North Dakota State University Extension)