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USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, saying winter wheat seeding and emergence are behind the average pace.

Production forecasts for our nation's corn and soybean crops were adjusted from the previous month, per USDA's October crop production report. (Rod Bain)

How accurate is the October USDA crop report?? (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

What was some of the industry reaction associated with USDA’s October crop production forecasts? (Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Chief Economist Seth Meyer talks about the factors behind USDA lowering cotton production forecasts in its October report.

How does Florida’s first all-orange production forecast for the season factor into USDA’s latest all-orange forecast? (Rod Bain and Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

What are some of the initial concerns about Hurricane Milton associated impacts to various Florida crops? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

What made Hurricane Milton unique from a climatic perspective as it traveled across Central Florida? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses an unusually high number of tornadoes - several more strong than those usually produced by hurricanes - formed as a result of Hurricane Milton.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes power outages and other challenges facing Florida dairy and farm operators affected by Hurricane Milton.