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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.

Efforts to increase drought resiliency and water use efficiency in the West are getting a boost from USDA. (Gary Crawford and Astor Boozer, Western regional conservationist with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Astor Boozer, Western Regional Conservationist with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, announcing USDA's investment in Western water conservation projects in collaboration with the Interior Department's WaterSMART program.

Mexico's planned ban on growing genetically modified corn for human food is getting some reaction from the scientific world. (Gary Crarwford. Dr. Fan-Li Chou with the American Seed Trade Association. Jack Bobo, CEO of Futurity)

A unique challenge regarding farm transitions is the emotional investment older producers have in their operation that perhaps prevents a timely succession with a younger farmer. (Rod Bain and Jim Salfer of University of Minnesota Extension)