Cotton harvesting nationally is going at about the same rate as a year ago, but the pace varies greatly among regions. (Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey)
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WAOB
The drought in the Southeast continues to intensify. (Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey)
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WAOB
Winter wheat in some Great Plains areas is starting to show the effects of continued dryness. (Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey)
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WAOB
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, talking about the increasing threat of wildfires in the Southeast. (On Tuesday there were over 30 active fires in that region)
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WAOB
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with the latest topsoil ratings from the Southeast.
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WAOB
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, saying that the rains that moved through Louisiana and parts of Alabama this week won't help the core of the southeastern drought area.
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WAOB
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with the national weather forecast for November 15th through the 21st.
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WAOB
Veteran's Day is the final time in 2016 that recreational day use fees are waived for visitors to our national forests and public lands. (Rod Bain. Donovan Albert and Joe Meade of the US Forest Service)
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FS
The fiscal 2016 trade year did not turn out as badly as some had expected earlier in the year. (Gary Crawford and Bryce Cooke)
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ERS
Bryce Cooke, USDA economist, with the final overall fiscal year 2016 agricultural export, import and trade surplus numbers.
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ERS
Bryce Cooke, USDA economist, taking a look at final fiscal year 2016 export value numbers for selected commodities.
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ERS
Bryce Cooke, USDA economist, with a list of Fy2016 export values for a few commodities.
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ERS
Right now cranberry farmers are wrapping up the harvest of their crop. Those cranberries are going to end up in hundreds of products for year round use, but many of those will, of course, show up in various forms on our Thanksgiving dinner table. On this edition of Agriculture USA, Gary Crawford finds out from a grower just how those cranberries make their way to us.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Alison Carr, Massachusetts cranberry grower. Kellyanne Dignan, with Ocean Spray. Comedian, Brian Regan. USDA history expert, Anne Effland.
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AMS
Mobilization by USDA researchers and partners resulted in a vaccine that, if needed, can prevent avian influenza in commercial poultry flocks. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and David Suarez of the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory
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ARS
A leader in veteran's affairs see similarities in today's push to train more veterans for farming careers, and similar efforts after World War II. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Randy Reeves of the National Association of State Departments of Veteran's Affairs.
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Misc
If you are going to buy and cook a frozen turkey this Thanksgiving, you may need to plan ahead for the thawing process. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Marianne Gravely with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline.
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FSIS
If you think you have had some strange Thanksgiving turkey encounters, just listen to this report from Gary Crawford.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Marianne Gravely with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline.
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FSIS
A new version of the US Forest Service's Interactive Visitors Map contains more ways to learn about sites in our national forests. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Donovan Albert of the US Forest Service
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FS
A late surge in U.S. agricultural exports has brought the final numbers for fiscal year 2016 up above early expectations. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA trade economist, Bryce Cooke.
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ERS
The flooding from Hurricane Matthew may have inflicted a record amount of damage to North Carolina's agriculture. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Bob Etheridge, North Carolina Farm Service Agency State Executive Director. Also several farmers.
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FSA
Landowners wishing to enroll acreage in USDA's Conservation Stewardship Program will have opportunity to do so starting later this month. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Mark Rose of USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service
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NRCS
A La Nina weather pattern may be forming as we speak. What could that mean for corn and soybean markets? Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA meteorologists, Brad Rippey and Mark Brusberg
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WAOB
Those served by Farm Service Agency county offices are casting ballots this month as part of the annual FSA County Committee elections. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Val Dolcini
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FSA
Each week we'll share a rundown of some of the key announcements, activities, and current
events related to our work at USDA, giving you the highlights.