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The Atlantic tropical storm season may be rougher than had been earlier predicted. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist)

Is the current corn belt heat wave doing any major damage to corn and soybean crops? (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

A recent forum of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group of nations focused on ways to address food security. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. APEC Secretariat Executive Director Rebecca Fatima Santa Maria. U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, saying the current corn belt heat wave will be a very short one and will likely do very little overall crop damage.

USDA has just announced another investment in bringing high speed internet to people and places that don't have this essential service. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the tropical systems and named storms that have appeared in recent days in the Atlantic Basin.

What does technology use on the farm - from internet access to precision agriculture - look like, per a recent USDA survey? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Tony Dorn of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

The former tropical system that traveled through the Western U.S. earlier this week not only caused concerns, but also produced beneficial conditions for parts of the region. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Organizers say a late November agricultural trade mission will help to expand export business to Angola and neighboring African nations. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how a wet winter season has led to a rebound in water levels on Lake Mead on the Colorado River after that reservoir reached record low levels last summer.