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The groundhog's weather prediction this year should please most folks. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Meteorologist Mark Brusberg)

USDA Chief Meteorologist Mark Brusberg saying in some cases weather folklore and weather science are not that far apart.

The Western Mountain snowpack season at the two third point is a mixed bag regarding accumulations along the various ranges of the region. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses what has so far been below normal snowpack accumulation in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains and its potential impacts on California water supplies.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the impacts of atmospheric rivers and mountain snowpack accumulations in an area of the Western U.S.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses ongoing water storage issues with the Colorado River system due to long-term drought.

USDA's acreage report served up some surprises for the corn and soybean markets. (Gary Crawford)

Stocks of most crops are down from a year ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

One expert says USDA's surprising acreage report shows how flexible farmers can be and how they can adapt quickly to changing conditions. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer saying that after studying the USDA acreage report, most of the surprising numbers do make sense and do show how producers can be very flexible.