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USDA is just out with a new proposed school meal nutrition initiative. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Tom Vilsack)

How will the public react to USDA's proposed school meal nutrition proposals? (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Tom Vilsack)

Near to above normal mountain snowpack levels for this time of year on several Western ranges bode well for recharging water supplies come Spring. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at some mountain regions in the West where at or below normal snowpack accumulations to date this season could impact runoff and perhaps water supplies.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how recent Western mountain snowpack accumulations bode well for runoff and filling of water reservoirs in the southern two-thirds of the region.

Labor, climate smart commodities, and new market opportunities are among the subjects of focus during the Thursday morning session at this year’s USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

* - ATTN: This year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum is February 23-24. Details and registration are available at "www.usda.gov/oce/ag-outlook-forum". - * World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski shares some of the details involved with this year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum.

It looks like many corn and soybean producers changed their minds and their planting intentions between March and actual planting time. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA will be re-surveying farmers in three states about their planted acres, in light of some significant weather-related planting delays. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Farmers are putting fewer overall acres into production this year. (Gary Crawford and Deputy USDA Chief Economist Cindy Nickerson)