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USDA's first State Stories report of 2024 provided a snapshot of winter wheat conditions across reporting states in the final month of 2023. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says a mixture of temperatures and mostly below normal precipitation make up the weather picture for the period of January 16 -22.

What does the U.S. Drought Monitor map look like as the new year is now here? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

A top USDA official says there are four steps USDA needs to take to enhance farmers' use of conservation programs. (Gary Crawford and Under Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bonnie)

In some parts of the West, concern grows about a slow start to the winter mountain snowpack accumulation season, and what that may mean for water supplies. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA preparing to release a new "final" estimate of major crops that were harvested this Fall. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Wheat traders are looking forward to this week's USDA report on winter wheat plantings. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Lance Honig with the USDA'S Statistics Service explains the data on which USDA will be estimating winter wheat acreage.

Most of us don't keep our New Year's resolution to start and stick with an exercise program? Why? (Gary Crawford, Dr. Karen Ensle and classic comedian, W.C. Fields)

USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office are accepting applications through January 31st for positions on federal ag trade advisory committees. (Rod Bain and Allison Thomas of the Foreign Agricultural Service)