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Seed bank resources and germplasm collections such as found at USDA research labs play a significant part in assuring plant species survival as well as future crop diversity. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA plant geneticist Rebecca Povilus

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a report on the rice crop.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on the spring wheat and barley harvests.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with an early look at the winter wheat harvest.

What are among the recently announced updates to USDA guidelines for both animal-raising and environmental-related claims found on meat and poultry labels? (Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin)

Deputy Under Secretary Sandra Eskin discusses the increase in animal-raising and environmental-related claims on labels for meat and poultry products, and how USDA oversees such labeling efforts.

Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin explains reasons behind USDA's recent updates to guidelines for meat and poultry product labels with animal-raising or environmental-related claims.

Much of the West continues to have adequate to good water storage levels after an extremely hot and dry summer, although some exceptions remain. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at water storage levels for the eleven states within the Western U.S. coming off the spring and summer irrigation season.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at California's water reservoir storage coming off an extremely hot and dry summer period.