Radio Newsline

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states and regions of the country reporting significant very short to short topsoil moisture ratings for the period ending October First.

How does the latest USDA Pasture and Rangeland Condition Report reflect adjustments from the prior week? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses states where week-over-week improvements in pasture and rangeland conditions have been reported.

A new report shows that globally the yearly growth in agricultural productivity is shrinking. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Tom Thompson with Virginia Tech University)

Climate change is taking a bite out of Agricultural Productivity. (Gary Crawford and Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade Alexis Taylor)

Dr. Tom Thompson with Virginia Tech University says gains in U.S. agricultural TFP productivity (Total Factor Productivity) have been shrinking.

Under Secretary of Agriculture Alexis Taylor saying that USDA is investing heavily in projects to boost agricultural productivity. She was speaking at an event in Washington, D.C. to release a new report on productivity.

Much of the nation's mid-section will experience a sudden change in temperatures as the week progresses. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes several record high temperatures in the center of the country for the first day of October.

A cold front that has covered the West to start the week now moves eastward, but how will warmer, dryer conditions impact farm and field work? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)