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A non-profit organization leader received recognition Thursday as the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate. (Rod Bain. World Food Prize Foundation President Terry Branstad. Heidi Kuhn)

What is expected to be this winter season's major weather pattern is forecasted to resemble what occurred weather-wise five years ago. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how the El Nino weather pattern forecasted for this winter could play a role in alleviating some of the nation’s drought conditions.

A USDA report on food insecurity has what one official calls "alarming" numbers. (Gary Crawford and Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Stacy Dean)

Historians tell us there are ancient agricultural ties to our present day Halloween observance. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Anne Effland, USDA history researcher, talks about the origins of the word, "Halloween".

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)

Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson, saying that California rice plantings could hit a low not seen in over 60 years.