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

A non-profit organization leader received recognition Thursday as the 2023 World Food Prize Laureate. (Rod Bain. World Food Prize Foundation President Terry Branstad. Heidi Kuhn)

What is expected to be this winter season's major weather pattern is forecasted to resemble what occurred weather-wise five years ago. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how the El Nino weather pattern forecasted for this winter could play a role in alleviating some of the nation’s drought conditions.

A USDA report on food insecurity has what one official calls "alarming" numbers. (Gary Crawford and Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Stacy Dean)

Historians tell us there are ancient agricultural ties to our present day Halloween observance. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Anne Effland, USDA history researcher, talks about the origins of the word, "Halloween".

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met Thursday in Arizona with the USDA Equity Commission. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack telling the Equity Commission meeting in Tucson, Arizona that USDA is not running away from its past.

USDA's Organic Certification Cost Share Program is accepting applications until November First for producers wishing to transition into organic farming. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge)