Soybean planting is halfway complete. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey with the latest on soybean emergence.

Here's the latest on the pace of corn planting. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at corn emergence.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at rice planting progress.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at the condition of the rice crop.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at peanut planting.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at the pace of cotton planting.

Continued efforts of Chesapeake Bay region farmers, landowners and stakeholders are improving water quality in this watershed. (Rod Bain and Karen Woodrich of the Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Karen Woodrich of the Natural Resources Conservation Service explains the ag component of the Chesapeake Bay region and landowner efforts to improve water quality in the Bay watershed.