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USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on the peanut harvest.

Research is underway to apply some of the precision agriculture principals found with field nutrient application to cover cropping systems. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Ali Nafchi of South Dakota State University Extension

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on the cotton harvest.

USDA is playing a role in showcasing our nation's food and agriculture at the USA Pavilion in Qatar during this year's World Cup soccer tournament. (Rod Bain and Lucas Blaustein of the Foreign Agricultural Service)

U.S. Agricultural Attache to Qatar Lucas Blaustein discusses some of the partnerships bringing educational opportunities about U.S. food and agriculture production at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Lucas Blaustein of the Foreign Agricultural Service explains the opportunity the USA Pavilion at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar provides to grow potential ag and food export markets in the Middle East and North Africa.

A decade ago Christmas tree growers were worried about the long term future of their industry. Today that worry is changing into optimism. (Gary Crawford. Tim O'Connor, Executive Director of the Nationial Christmas Tree Association and some Christmas tree buyers)

Producers of eligible crops still have time to submit applications for assistance under USDA's Emergency Relief Program. (Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says eligible farmers who have yet to apply for funding under phase one of the Emergency Relief Program have until December 16th to do so.

If you are a farmer, you should soon be seeing in your mailbox some information about the upcoming Census of Agriculture. (Gary Crawford and Barbara Rater with USDA's Ag. Statistics Service)