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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at lingering drought in the Central and Southern Plains and drought coverage over areas of crops such as sorghum and cotton.
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the latest drought coverage for corn and soybean growing areas, per the U.S. Drought Monitor for the period ending May 2nd.
Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, saying USDA's first forecasts for current summer crops this Friday could, of course, differ considerably from what actually ends up happening.
Vaccinating poulty flocks against avian influenza would not totally eliminate the bird flu problem, says one expert. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Yuko Sato with Iowa State University.
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