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USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says sugarbeet harvest progress is way behind last year's pace.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the latest look at harvest pace for the nation's sunflower crop.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the latest look at the pace of winter wheat planting progress for the week ending October 17th.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, notes that dry conditions are leading to delays in winter wheat emergence.

A new online tool is now available for drought-affected livestock producers help them estimate feed transportation costs and their impacts caused by drought. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux explains the expansion of a program to cover feed transportation costs for drought impacted producers, and the online tool now available to assist in calculating such costs.

What are Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's thoughts about some of the cuts being proposed in the Infrastructure and Budget Reconciliation Bills? (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA has a series of grants that can help improve program integrity, efficiency and delivery within USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (Rod Bain and SNAP Associate Administrator Jessica Shahin)

USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Associate Administrator Jessica Shahin provides examples among eight grants designed to improve administration, efficiencies and program integrity within SNAP.

California almond and walnut growers face a smaller crop this season due in part to adverse, yet opposite, weather conditions. (Rod Bain and Jaclyn Kramer of the Economic Research Service)