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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.

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.