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How did the final U.S. Drought Monitor for January compare in overall drought coverage from the start of the month? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses parts of the country with significant D3 and D4 drought coverage for the period ending January 28.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at varying drought coverage by region for the period ending January 28 - resulting in minimal change in the U.S. Drought Monitor from the previous month.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over the latest drought coverage map for crops and commodities in drought for the period ending January 28.

A USDA meteorologist offers his best guess what a famous mammal prognosticator might reveal this Sunday about the start time of Spring for this year. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the history of February Second forecasts from the famous groundhog and Spring forecast trends of recent years.

Hemp is an old crop with a lot of old history, but it's writing some new history right now. Gary Crawford has more on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA history researcher, Anne Effland. Former Presidents Richard Nixon and Donald Trump. Gerald Tillman with USDA's...

Good weather is expected this week for field work. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The USDA is investing 272 million dollars for projects to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater systems. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Nathan Ohle, CEO of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership. Matt Holmes, CEO of the National...

Drought relief is expected for some parts of the West. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)