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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".

Researchers have developed a smartphone app designed to give hog producers better data and tools to address heat stress issues. (Rod Bain and USDA researcher Jay Johnson).

Jay Johnson of the Livestock Behavior Research Unit notes some of the applications hog producers can use to monitor heat stress in their animals through a new smartphone app.

Jay Johnson of the Livestock Behavior Research Unit discusses some of the impacts of heat stress on hogs, and what led researchers like himself to develop a new smartphone app to monitor heat stress.

What has been USDA's role in the farm bill process? (Gary Crawford and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)