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USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says the nation's sunflower harvest is proceeding at a good pace.

The Agriculture Secretary discussed the purpose of his upcoming visit to Europe, and how it connects to issues of climate change. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Producers, as a whole, received slightly less in prices for their commodities in September compared to the previous month. (Rod Bain)

Recent grant awards to state agriculture departments are the latest steps in building upon a network designed to aid ag producers dealing with stresses. (Rod Bain and Brent Elrod of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture)

Brent Elrod of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides examples of state-led projects that were recently awarded grants under NIFA's Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.

Brent Elrod of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture talks about recent Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance grants that fund projects within state departments of agriculture.

The science of gene editing is giving hope for hog producers in the fight against a devastating pig disease. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Elena Rice with Genus PLC)

This year, millions of us are following the practice of carving weird faces in pumpkins, lighting them from within and putting them outside. Why? What started this practice? (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Efforts to increase drought resiliency and water use efficiency in the West are getting a boost from USDA. (Gary Crawford and Astor Boozer, Western regional conservationist with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Astor Boozer, Western Regional Conservationist with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, announcing USDA's investment in Western water conservation projects in collaboration with the Interior Department's WaterSMART program.