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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 16 MIN

Drought Covers 63% of The U.S. While It's Too Wet to Plant In Other Areas

from Chat BDC · host Mike Opperman

Send us Fan MailToday we feature a chat we had with  Brad Rippey who is an agricultural meteorologist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist, and the managing editor of the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. Brad talks about the current weather and moisture situation across the U.S., where it's too dry in most areas but way to wet in others. Plus we discuss what to look for in the next few weeks and into summer as we transition to El Nino. 

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