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Both winter and spring wheat production areas note increasing drought coverage in the end of April U.S. Drought Monitor. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at drought coverage for various crop and commodity production areas for the period ending April 30.

How might climate smart ag practices on the farm translate to feedstock production for sustainable aviation fuel, and in turn, tax credits for producers? (Rod Bain and Lindsay Fitzgerald of GEVO)

The world's women farmers will get a lot more attention in 2026. (Gary Crawford. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)

USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small saying that one issue that will be addressed during the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer will be how women farmers can get more of the food dollar.

USDA is working to reverse the outflow of young people from farms and rural areas. (Gary Crawford. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas Greenfield. USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)

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.