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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes the mixture of weather conditions and impacts resulting from an active weather pattern stretching from the Central Plains to the East Coast.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey reviews the impacts of a cross country active weather system earlier this week as it arrived on the East Coast Tuesday.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says a mixture of temperatures and mostly below normal precipitation make up the weather picture for the period of January 16 -22.

A top USDA official says there are four steps USDA needs to take to enhance farmers' use of conservation programs. (Gary Crawford and Under Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bonnie)

USDA preparing to release a new "final" estimate of major crops that were harvested this Fall. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Wheat traders are looking forward to this week's USDA report on winter wheat plantings. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Lance Honig with the USDA'S Statistics Service explains the data on which USDA will be estimating winter wheat acreage.

Most of us don't keep our New Year's resolution to start and stick with an exercise program? Why? (Gary Crawford, Dr. Karen Ensle and classic comedian, W.C. Fields)

USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office are accepting applications through January 31st for positions on federal ag trade advisory committees. (Rod Bain and Allison Thomas of the Foreign Agricultural Service)

Allison Thomas of the Foreign Agricultural Service explains the intent of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATAC) in providing input to USDA and the U.S. Trade Representatives Office.