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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".

A senior USDA trade official discussed some of the possible impacts on agriculture trade associated with a potential government shutdown. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)

Representatives from various state agriculture departments offered their perspective on potential trade opportunities after participating in a USDA-led ag trade mission to Chile. (Rod Bain. North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring. Colorado Ag Commissioner Kate Greenberg.)

The surprise within USDA's Quarterly Grain Stocks Report isn't the corn and soybean stock levels, according to the Agriculture Department's Chief Economist. (Rod Bain and Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looks at the trend of more grains stocks held by farmers as reflected in the September Quarterly Stocks Report.