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The Agriculture Secretary this week announced a new grant program focused on community efforts of prevention of and protection against wildfires. (Rod Bain and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore)

The Federal Reserve is taking another action designed to cool the very hot economy and reduce inflation. (Gary Crawford. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

The latest nationwide topsoil moisture condition ratings indicate further decline in conditions for the week ending July 24th. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, highlights some of the states reporting significant very short-to-short topsoil moisture condition ratings for the week ending July 24.

The nation's pasture and rangeland conditions remain at the second lowest in this century. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, covers some of the states in the Southern half of the U.S. experiencing very poor-to-poor pasture and rangeland conditions.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at notable state pasture and rangeland conditions for the week ending July 24th.

It looks like many corn and soybean producers changed their minds and their planting intentions between March and actual planting time. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA will be re-surveying farmers in three states about their planted acres, in light of some significant weather-related planting delays. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Farmers are putting fewer overall acres into production this year. (Gary Crawford and Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson)