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A recent exhibit kicked off a celebration for a New Jersey arts center - one recognizing its past as a USDA animal quarantine facility. Rod Bain takes a look at a complex that the art center director says has travelled from the footprints of animals to the footsteps of people in this edition of...

A mix of conditions are coming together to produce active weather in the Eastern half of the country through the week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

May warm weather and other factors are behind accelerated melt of Western mountain snowpack, with concerns about water runoff into reservoirs also accelerating. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey explains several weather factors that will come together this week to form an active weather system in parts of the nation's Eastern half.

While we enjoy strawberries this summer, you may be surprised to learn this fruit has several varieties, but why is this not necessarily known? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA genetic researcher Kim Lewers

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how drifting smoke from current Canadian wildfires is impacting our country, including its merging with an active weather system later this week.

Parents utilizing some tips could help alleviate fears for a child going to summer camp for the first time. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain, Velynda Cameron of University of Missouri Extension, Allen Sherman

What may be the first indication that the Atlantic tropical storm season is underway comes in the form of system expected to travel along the Southern Atlantic coast this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Whether it is a full fledged vacation or just a weekend jaunt, there are tips to save money when considering food and beverage options. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Julie Garden-Robinson of North Dakota State University Extension

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says an incoming system of precipitation could produce benefits to the Southern Atlantic Coastal states.