This is an archive feature. DVIDS records the USDA field video as taken July 15, 2025 and posted May 4, 2026. The separate rainfall-simulator photograph is dated June 6, 2025. These are distinct documented assets, not a claim that both show one event or a new October 2026 breakthrough.
Video production: Brooke DeCubellis / USDA; editing: Kirsten Strough / USDA. Photograph: Allison Luchnick / USDA. USDA does not endorse Carpe Diem News. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement. The exact USDA video is marked Public Domain in its DVIDS asset record. The separate photograph’s provenance identifies USDA photographer Allison Luchnick and Public Domain Mark status. No restricted third-party inserts are flagged. Source branding music at the beginning/end is excluded; the retained original spoken interview is reviewed separately. No added music, endorsement, or altered human speech. Bennett Blackwood is a fictional AI bear presenter. This original article was prepared with AI assistance; credited photographs, moving footage and recorded human speech are authentic.
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