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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.

Participant feedback is part of the process used by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in developing future agricultural trade missions, including those being planned for next year. (Rod Bain and FAS Associate Administrator Clay Hamilton)

Income from livestock and livestock product sales is up dramatically this year. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service)

Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service, talking about big increases in 2022 crop sales receipts, compared to 2021.

2022 farm income will break records, but what lies in store for 2023? (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)