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USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a report on the corn harvest.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey. reports on the soybean harvest.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at soybean crop condition.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a report on cotton condition ratings.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at the peanut harvest.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at the spring wheat and barley harvest.

A senior USDA official recognizes both the importance of working farm and forest lands in resource conservation, and the need to keep operations economically viable. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Providing incentive based programs and tools to assist growers and landowners with working lands conservation is essential in adaptation efforts, according to an Agriculture Department official. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie)

Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie discusses need to balance working lands conservation with economic viability for producers and landowners.

There are many definitions from several viewpoints what food security is, including two involving food in households and sustainable ag practices. (Rod Bain. USDA research economist Matthew Rabbitt. Former Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini.)