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Several Western water reservoirs are expected to rebound from long-term drought – filled in coming weeks by runoff from near record to record snowpack in many mountain ranges. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the national weather outlook for April 18th through the 24th.

What have been some of the changes regarding the scope of drought coverage in growing areas of certain commodities between last fall's harvest and the spring planting season? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

The value of U.S. vegetable oil exports is down sharply from a year ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

USDA recently awarded projects funding to expand technical assistance within cooperative agreements under its Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. (Rod Bain and Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby)

Trees seeds from Earth are being studies after they flew around the Moon as part of the Artemis One space mission. (Rod Bain and Heidi McAllister of the U.S. Forest Service)

USDA is reporting another decline in the condition of the winter wheat crop. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

So far this Spring, it's been slow going for many corn growers trying to get the crop planted. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey with the latest report on winter wheat heading, as of April 9th.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says planting of spring wheat and barley is off to a slow start.