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* - Bat Week is October 24 - 31 - * Kim Winter of the U.S. Forest Service discusses what some Bat Week events might look like in local communities, globally, and online at "www.batweek.org".

There are notable exceptions to climatic conditions in parts of the country in what has been a pattern of mostly dry weather nationwide in recent weeks. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the stretch of dry weather found in much of the country and how it has impacted crops and harvest.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how dry weather of recent weeks combined with sudden and significant precipitation to create a weekend flood event in eastern New Mexico.

Two tropical systems - one in each major ocean basin - were noted this past week yet posed no concern for the U.S. mainland. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes changes in weather patterns in the month-to-month transition during the period of October 29 – November 4.

USDA Monday issued a Secretarial memorandum announcing department-wide, and public-private efforts for connecting wildlife habitats through working landscapes. (Rod Bain. Under Secretaries Robert Bonnie (Farm Production and Conservation), Homer Wilkes (Natural Resources and Environment) and Jenny Moffitt (Marketing and Regulatory Programs).

USDA Farm Production and Conservation Senior Advisor Arthur Middleton explains key points in a Secretarial memorandum focused on wildlife corridor connectivity and conservation within working lands.

The latest adjustments to some milk product prices by USDA in October impacted the rest of this month's class and all-milk price forecasts. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski goes over USDA's latest milk production forecasts for 2024 and 2025.