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Now a hurricane, Ian is expected to reach the Sunshine State mid-week yet predicting a landing site is currently difficult. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey).

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the difficulty as of Monday morning to predict where Hurricane Ian might hit land in Florida later this week.

Hurricane Ian's current projected track of the Southern Atlantic states could impact various crops in the region. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says cotton crops now in open boll stage in the Southern Atlantic region face threat of impact from Hurricane Ian starting with its expected mid-week landfall in Florida.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses oncoming Hurricane Ian and what impacts it could have on a Florida citrus crop not yet ready for harvest.

Federal workers in Washington and across the country are doing their bit to fight hunger in this country. (Gary Crawford and Angela French-Bell, Chair of Feds Feed Families)

Corn and soybean condition ratings may have finally stablized. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on soybean crop development and harvest.

There's more possible trouble in store for the cotton crop. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, saying what happened over this past week to the condition ratings of the cotton crop.