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The nominee for Agriculture Secretary provided lawmakers some of her priorities for the Department during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

The nominee for Agriculture Secretary shared some of her farm and rural experiences growing up in a small Texas community during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins provided lawmakers with her experience in policy, including in the farm and rural realms, during Thursday's Senate confirmation hearing.

The nominee for Agriculture Secretary and lawmakers Thursday discussed the development of a new Farm Bill during this session of Congress. (Rod Bain and Secretarial nominee Brooke Rollins)

The nominee for Agriculture Secretary shared her upbringing in a small Texas during her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to explain her desire to bring similar opportunities for rural youth. (Rod Bain and Brooke Rollins)

The La Nina weather pattern is delaying the arrival of rains in the southwestern United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The holidays can be a very stressful time, but there are ways to reduce that stress level. Gary Crawford talks with an expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral health specialist.

The threat of wildfires remains in the western United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Stress can make a mess out of the holidays and one expert says most of that stress is self-induced. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral specialist.

Quiet weather is expected, which will be good for fieldwork, but will not help replenish needed moisture to many agricultural areas. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)