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Despite some areas of excessive dryness, improvements are found in USDA's latest topsoil moisture condition report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Excessive dryness in some parts of the country is contributing to declining conditions of our nation's pastures and rangelands, per the latest USDA report. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Weather patterns Thursday could help firefighter containment efforts of fast-moving wildfires that consumed North Texas acreage since early this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Three countries are running almost neck and neck to be the biggest buyer of U.S. agricultural products. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)