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A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes swings of drought coverage across the country throughout the year. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
The recently released Census of Aquaculture provides details into the top selling types of seafood for 2023 and other sales data. (Rod Bain and Travis Averill of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)
A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year late winter wildfires that impacted parts of Texas and Oklahoma. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes significant Western wildfire activity this summer and fall. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at total wildfire acreage burned in the U.S. in 2024, including significant wildfire activity out West duing the summer.
A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes the first two Atlantic Basin hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. in 2024. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes an autumn hurricane crossing Florida – one where damage values are still being estimated. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes one of the most damaging hurricanes in modern history. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
Guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits.
Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.