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USDA's first weekly look at this season's winter wheat condition indicates lingering concerns about the effects of extremely dry soils to the Southern Plains' crop. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Well above normal snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains also means higher snow water equivalency, which a USDA meteorologist explains. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)

Structures in some mountain areas of the West are facing issues resulting from above normal snowpack accumulations. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides data from one of the Sierra-Nevada mountain snow gauges to illustrate the above normal snowpack levels in that range this winter.

Dairy operators this year could see more pressure on their margins. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

The broiler industry is on a path to boost production this year, but what will that do to producer prices? (Gary Crawford. USDA economist, Justin Choe. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

The La Nina weather pattern is delaying the arrival of rains in the southwestern United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The holidays can be a very stressful time, but there are ways to reduce that stress level. Gary Crawford talks with an expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral health specialist.

The threat of wildfires remains in the western United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Stress can make a mess out of the holidays and one expert says most of that stress is self-induced. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral specialist.