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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)

The Agriculture Secretary discussed the purpose of his upcoming visit to Europe, and how it connects to issues of climate change. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Producers, as a whole, received slightly less in prices for their commodities in September compared to the previous month. (Rod Bain)

Recent grant awards to state agriculture departments are the latest steps in building upon a network designed to aid ag producers dealing with stresses. (Rod Bain and Brent Elrod of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture)

Brent Elrod of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides examples of state-led projects that were recently awarded grants under NIFA's Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.