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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says there was considerable improvement in the U.S. drought monitor during the month of November.  He noted between November 1st and the end of the month, drought coverage dropped 5.3 percentage points to 57% of the country being categorized as dry our drought.   “...

The overall condition of the nation's winter wheat crop is still near 30-year lows.   “But the good news is a few production areas have received much needed moisture in recent weeks and that has started to turn the condition around a little bit," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  He said the i...

Ask Brad Rippey, and he’ll tell you that it’s abnormally dry for this time of year.  According to the USDA meteorologist, the November 1st U.S. drought monitor, which shows drought coverage across the lower 48 states.   “Is 62.8%, a ten-percentage point incre...

As combines roll across the Pacific Northwest, and the nation, some wheat growers are trying to play a little catch up.  Brad Rippey, meteorologist with the USDA said when it comes to the final look at the winter wheat crop, 95% has been harvested as of Sunday.  Rippey ...

There was only a slight improvement in the poor to very poor ratings of pasture and rangeland conditions nationwide in the most recent USDA numbers. "49% very poor to poor, that is down a point from the previous week and there is no change in rangeland and pastures rated good to excellent," said USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "S...

It may have taken a little while to get here, but wildfire season has descended upon the Pacific Northwest.  A hand full of fires are burning across the region, with the largest taking place in the mountains of central Idaho.  USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said thanks to several dry years, the next two months could be very active. "It is a b...

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says pasture and rangeland conditions have improved nationwide. "As of the weekending June 5th, the number for a very port of poor ratings improves 3% points from 46 to 43%.  Meanwhile, the good to excellent ratings increasing four percentage points from 24 to 28%.  So ...

According to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, spring wheat growers nationwide got out of the basement last week when it comes to planting. Noting, growers got 24% of the crop planted, meaning 73% of the crop is now in the ground, with 42% of the crop emerged ...

Since mid-April, the Pacific Northwest has experienced abnormally cold weather. "This is a continuation of a weather pattern that we saw developing during the month of April when it was quite chilly all the way from the Pacific Northwest into the Great Lakes region," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey ...

For the beleaguered winter wheat crop in some of the southern drought areas, "It's quickly becoming the point of no return," according to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. He added the current crop raitings are just terrible for this time of year ...