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USDA's centennial Agricultural Outlook Forum provided opportunity to recall significant milestones within one-hundred years of our nation’s agricultural trade efforts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA Senior Economist Sharon Sydow

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at recent and future weather patterns in the West, and some of its effects on regional agriculture.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about a rainy November and how that should benefit winter wheat in the Central and Southern Plains.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says above normal temperatures across most of the nation combine with a mixture of precipitation during the period of December 10 to 16.

What is the background of President-elect Trump's nominee for the Cabinet position of Agriculture Secretary? (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

Present varieties, future cultivars, and past steeped in culture and history are all part of USDA’s apple genetic collection found in New York State. (Rod Bain and geneticist Ben Guiterrez)

USDA geneticist Ben Guiterrez discusses some of the cultural and historical connections associated with an apple germplasm collection in New York State.

A fifty-year career at the USDA Radio had led to numerous recognitions and awards for Gary Crawford, including a non-USDA Radio honor that perhaps surprises some. (Rod Bain and Gary Crawford)

USDA Radio's Gary Crawford talks about an outside-his-job opportunity that led to earning a gold record.

USDA is projecting another year of rising imports of agricultural products. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)