USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes some of the significant corn planting progress in states for the period ending April 20.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over states with significant soybean crop planting progress for the period ending April 20.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides cotton planting across the country and major cotton growing states for the period ending April 20.

Winter wheat heading progress for this year's crop continues its northward trek as revealed in USDA's Crop Progress Report for the period ending April 20. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over rice crop planting and emergence progress for the period ending April 20.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over the April 20th Crop Progress Report for the nation's peanut crop.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the latest update on planting for this year's U.S. sugar beet crop.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about planting and emergence progress of our country’s Spring wheat and barley crops for the period ending April 20.

What did USDA's latest Cattle on Feed report reveal regarding year-over year cattle inventories, placements, and marketings? (Rod Bain and livestock analyst Anthony Fischer)

USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer looks at fed cattle marketings in the April Cattle on Feed report and marketing trends in the cattle sector.