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What is behind a projected increase in farm income forecast for 2025, according to the Agriculture Department? (Rod Bain and economist Carrie Litkowski)

Chief Economist Seth Meyer provides some of the notable news items from USDA's February Farm Income Forecast.

What is the outlook regarding income by commodity in USDA’s first Farm Income Forecast for 2025? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA economist Carrie Litkowski goes over the breakdown of forecasted farm expenses for this year, according to the February Farm Income Forecast.

The latest in winter wheat, pasture and rangeland, and topsoil moisture conditions from a state-by-state basis were presented by USDA Thursday within its State Stories series of reports. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey covers some of notable state winter wheat condition reports for the month of January, per the latest State Stories report.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at topsoil moisture conditions for the month of January in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey gleans the February State Stories report to recap some of the agricultural impacts from last month’s Arctic cold in the Deep South.

From hurricanes to tornadoes, wildfires and drought, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey’s top ten list of weather stories for 2024 is indeed eventful. Rod Bain joins Brad to look at some of the weather and climatic events that made news in 2024 in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod...

A USDA meteorologist's list of top weather events in our nation this year includes what appears to be one of the warmest years on record. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)