USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses winter wheat condition in states where there are weather concerns from drought to flooding.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the initial 2025 USDA crop progress report for rice.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides emergence numbers for the U.S. rice crop for the period ending April 6th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey gives the first look at the nation's sugar beet crop and crop planting progress.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at planting progress for the country's oat crop as of April 6th.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the first planting numbers for U.S. Spring wheat and barley crops for the 2025 growing season.

A stretch from parts of Texas to the mid-Atlantic and Upper Great Lakes are seeing the same weather forecast over and over this week – a weather pattern impacted some of those areas. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey reviews an April weather system producing a daily supply of rains and active weather in parts of the Eastern two thirds of the country - a pattern expected to continue through Sunday.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says heavy flooding in some areas will be followed by severe cold as a stalled active weather system remains in place over the Eastern U.S. through this weekend.

When food, cookware, dishes, and utensils are contaminated by flood water, what can be done from a food safety perspective? (Rod Bain and Meridith Carothers of the Food Safety and Inspection Service)