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The Usda is expanding the scope of its efforts ro reduce wildfires. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Tom Vilsack)

What was behind the lower-than-expected hurricane totals during the summer half of the Atlantic hurricane season, and might there be increasing tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Basin this fall? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Not only does acreage acceptance for USDA’s Continuous Conservation Reserve Program conclude at the end of this Fiscal Year but, at the same time, at the end of the current Farm Bill. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge)

When our children are frightened by the bad news they may hear, what can we say and do to help them? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradford Wiles, Kansas State University Extension Child Development Specialist.

The selection process for our country’s 2024 Capitol Christmas Tree was unique in the type of technologies used to select the chosen tree. (Rod Bain and Brandon Raile of the U.S. Forest Service)

The nation’s sugar industry was among many in farm and food production finding innovative ways to distribute product during the height of the global pandemic, so what is their story? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Luther Markhardt of the American Sugar Alliance

USDA is forecasting a cut in farm income for this year. Gary Crawford has more. ' PARTICIPANTS: (Gary Crawford. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service. Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist.

The final of four rounds of USDA Organic Market Development Grants were recently awarded to recipient projects, in efforts to build market opportunities for organic products. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt

USDA's Farm Service Agency recently provided this fiscal year's acreage enrollment numbers for the Conservation Reserve Program. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and FSA Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge

Recent funding application announcements coincided with the first project application batching dates for a USDA easement conservation program set for the upcoming fiscal year. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Karen Woodrich of the Natural Resources Conservation Service