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2023 World Food Prize Laureate Celebrated

00:00:59.219   2023-10-27   
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)

Comparing El Nino Winter Weather Patterns

00:01:00.238   2023-10-27   
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)

Actuality: El Nino and Possible Drought Relief this Winter

00:00:27.010   2023-10-27   
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.

"Alarming" U.S. Food Insecurity Numbers

00:01:00.708   2023-10-27   
A USDA report on food insecurity has what one official calls "alarming" numbers. (Gary Crawford and Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Stacy Dean)

Ancient Farmers May Have Given Us Some of Our Halloween Traditions

00:01:00.342   2023-10-27   
Historians tell us there are ancient agricultural ties to our present day Halloween observance. (Gary Crawford and Anne Effland, USDA history researcher)

Actuality: The Origins of the Word, "Halloween"

00:00:34.847   2023-10-27   
Anne Effland, USDA history researcher, talks about the origins of the word, "Halloween".