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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey explains how a perfect August weather-wise and dry September allowed most of the nation’s corn and soybean crops to escape the impacts of rapidly expanding drought in October.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses what is behind the significant expansion of drought coverage across the country over the month of October - record coverage in some categories.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the October 29th U.S. Drought Monitor to reveal drought coverage for hay and cattle production areas in the continental U.S..

The month of September continued the trend of farm prices running below one year ago. (Gary Crawford)

World Food Prize week in Iowa culminated in Thursday award of what is considered the "Nobel Prize of Agriculture" to two advocates of plant genetic diversity and global seed banks. (Rod Bain. World Food Prize Ambassador Terry Branstad. 2024 World Food Prize recipients Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler...

What are some of the examples of state participation to develop an updated testing regime of milk for potential H5N1 contamination? (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski talks about planning session for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, scheduled for February 27 - 28.

What are some of the travel and decoration logistics involved with this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree once it arrives in the lower 48 states from Alaska? (Rod Bain and Brandon Raile of the U.S. Forest Service)

Brandon Raile of the U.S. Forest Service discusses the population and land size of Alaska in connection with the production of 10,000 ornaments representing the state on the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and other holiday trees in the Capitol region.

The online registration page is now available for the Agriculture Department's 101st edition of its Ag Outlook Forum scheduled in late February. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)