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* - October is National Cooperative Month - * "The Future is Cooperative" is the theme for this year's National Cooperative Month observance, and USDA's Rural Development mission area provides support for future business success. (Rod Bain and Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy...

* - October is National Cooperative Month - * Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator Betsy Dirksen-Londrigan discusses National Cooperative Month and provides examples of the cooperative business model.

A wide range of climate conditions across the continental U.S. results in some large changes in USDA's topsoil moisture condition report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at notable topsoil moisture very-short to short ratings at the state level for the period ending September 29th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at some of the notable news from the latest Pasture and Rangeland Condition Report for the period ending September 29th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with significant very poor to poor pasture and rangeland condition ratings for the period ending September 29th.

How will the new American Jobs Plan help rural communities? (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)

Corn markets got a surprise in USDA's Prospective Plantings Report. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Farmers intend to boost soybean acreage this year, but not by as much as many had expected. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA is reporting more winter wheat acreage than had been expected. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)