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The streak of weeks with forty percent or more of the nation covered in drought continues and could soon reach a record. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

How has recent active weather across parts of the country impacted drought nationwide? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses month-over-month changes in the D3 and D4 categories of drought coverage for the month ending January 4th.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses drought coverage for wintertime commodities for the period ending January 4th.

What does the USDA's top economist see for soybean producers in 2022? (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Livestock producers continue to get less and less of each dollar spent on meat by consumers. (Gary Crawford. President Joe Biden. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Corn and soybean markets are reacting to lower-than-expected planted acres numbers in USDA's Acreage report. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, with an overview of the acreage numbers for soybeans.

The White House is highlighting the growing threat posed by wildfires. (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)

President Biden is announcing plans to strengthen the U.S. firefighting effort by improving financial incentives for firefighters. (Stephanie Ho and President Biden)