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If you are trying to work outside in severe heat, an expert has some tips to help keep you safe from heat stroke. Gary Crawford has the story. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey. Ohio State University professor Dee Jepsen.

Triple digit temperatures in parts of the Plains are expected to move this week to encompass other areas of the nation. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Thinking of taking your dog on vacation for the first time? Gary Crawford has some tips for you from an expert. PARTICIPANS: Gary Crawford. USDA veterinarian, Dawn Fitzhugh.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses where in the Corn Belt developing extreme heat could appear in coming days.

Several specific-topic reports are issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service as part of its continued release of 2022 Census of Agriculture data. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Bryan Combs of USDA-NASS

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about extreme heat expected for several days throughout the Southeast and what that may mean impact-wise.

The latest round of USDA Conservation Innovation Grant awards continues a two-decade effort to invest in conservation practices and trials of such innovations. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Karen Woodrich of the Natural Resources Conservation Service

Significant rain fall over the course of the week should provide benefits to some parts of the country, especially areas where extreme heat is also expected. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

A recent announced by USDA and California’s Department of Food and Ag revealed the success of quarantine and eradication efforts against various invasive fruit fly species. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Richard Johnson of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at tropical activity currently forming in the Atlantic Basin and its potential to arrive in the Southeastern U.S. as a tropical system.