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How did the final U.S. Drought Monitor for January compare in overall drought coverage from the start of the month? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses parts of the country with significant D3 and D4 drought coverage for the period ending January 28.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at varying drought coverage by region for the period ending January 28 - resulting in minimal change in the U.S. Drought Monitor from the previous month.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over the latest drought coverage map for crops and commodities in drought for the period ending January 28.

A USDA meteorologist offers his best guess what a famous mammal prognosticator might reveal this Sunday about the start time of Spring for this year. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the history of February Second forecasts from the famous groundhog and Spring forecast trends of recent years.

The Agriculture Secretary provided an explanation of planned testing of milk samples for possible H5N1 contamination in efforts to prevent spread of the virus. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how recent developments in California and a testing regime in Colorado influenced USDA’s recently announced expansion of milk testing for H5N1 virus.

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday visited the site of field trials associated with development of an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cattle. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday provided more information on the case of a backyard swine in Oregon testing positive for a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)