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Several crop and commodity growing areas report a month over month decrease in drought coverage per the last U.S. Drought Monitor for July 2024. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
The last U.S. Drought Monitor for July 2024 shows not much condition change nationwide, but a wide range of drought coverage by region. (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)