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USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says there is no tropical activity on the immediate horizon -- either in the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the National Weather Service's forecast past the middle of July.

The top three global buyers of U.S. corn are buying more this year, quite a bit more. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

U.S. grain sorghum producers are planting more acres to satisfy a growing global demand for U.S. sorghum. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

Bart Kenner, USDA economist, reviewing how some of the major U.S. bulk agricultural commodities were doing during the first eight months of this fiscal year.

* - ATTN - STATIONS: As of Tuesday morning, Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to make landfall in Florida late Tuesday-early Wednesday - * A tropical storm system will soon make landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast, with potential impacts ranging from high winds to storm surge. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Greater producer flexibility and encouragement to grow cover crops are behind a new measure within USDA's prevented planting claim program. (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy)

Risk Management Agency Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy explains prevented planting coverage and efforts to encourage cover crop plantings through coverage flexibilities.

The U.S. is selling to other countries far more food and agricultural products than last year. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner, USDA economist)

Bart Kenner, USDA economist, with a look at agricultural exports, imports and trade balance for the first eight months of this 2021 fiscal year.