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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the latest numbers associated with the 2023 Western wildfire season.

Coffee is as very hot commodity, even during this record hot summer. Gary Crawford brews up this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Coffee grower and marketer, Arondo Holmes. Karen Blakeslee, extension educator with Kansas State University. Coffee fan, Kara Crawford.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of notable topsoil moisture condition ratings for states for the period ending August Sixth.

**Broadcasters--Please do not air this report after 11 am EDT Friday, August 11th** USDA is about to issue a major round of crop forecasts. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski.

Brad Rippey describes weather for most of the country as "garden variety" for the period of August 15 - 21.

A several decades long partnership between USDA and a land grant university was on display recently with the groundbreaking ceremony of a new plant research facility. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

USDA’s annual look at both agricultural land values and cash rents reveals more year-over-year growth in those sectors. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Shawn Arita of the Office of the Chief Economist

Month over month changes in drought coverage in crop growing area were significant dependent upon region and crop. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Many of the top U.S. pilots are not employed by the military or the major airlines. They're employed by farmers. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Jim Perrin, agricultural aviator from Bancroft, Wisconsin and President of the National Agricultural Aviation Association

USDA Monday announced grant awards to several small and rural school districts in efforts to improve quality and nutrition of school meals through the Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative. (Rod Bain. Deputy Secretary Xochilt Torres Small. Action for Healthy Kids CEO Rob Bisceglie.)