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The Agriculture Secretary discussed various U.S. agricultural focused efforts in climate mitigation and economic development during Tuesday’s highlight day on ag at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary Tuesday provided the latest developments within the global Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate initiative. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at COP 29 provides a timeline of progress over the past three years in USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses advancements in Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate sprint projects and examples of recent investments in such.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses a September issued report on the AIM for Climate initiative during a Tuesday press conference at COP 29.

Several inches of varying forms of precipitation are expected over the next week as an atmospheric river establishes itself over the northern half of the Western U.S. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey describes an atmospheric river system traveling across the Western U.S. this week and the kind of weather power it is expected to contain.

While there are exceptions, most of the country's middle third is forecasted to experienced dryness during the week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Two storm systems are expected to bring significant precipitation this week to the Southeast and much of the Northeast. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says a mixed bag of temperatures and above normal precipitation mostly nationwide highlights the Thanksgiving time extended forecast for the period of November 26 - December 2.