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USDA’s April dairy forecasts show increased production from the previous month, but what price effects might this have? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses trade and domestic use forecasts of dairy products, per USDA's April outlook.

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski covers USDA's latest forecasts for product, class, and all-milk prices.

USDA's suite of disaster assistance programs includes offerings for livestock producers impacted by an emergency. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam offers some of the Agency's disaster assistance programs available to producers.

Will farmers who use cover crops keep using them after cash incentives end? (Gary Crawford and Dr. Rob Myers with the University of Missouri)

If you are trying to work or play outside in severe heat, an expert has some tips to help keep you safe from heat stroke. Gary Crawford presents that advice on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey. Ohio State University professor Dee Jepsen.

Dr. Rob Myers with USDA's Sustainable Ag. Research and Extension Group at the University of Missouri, saying a new farmer survey explodes the myth that farmers won't use cover crops unless they are paid to do it.

While overall nationwide drought coverage only rose one per cent through July and into August, there were significant changes across various regions of the country. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

How do cooler temperatures for much of the Corn Belt translate into growing conditions for corn and soybeans as the season starts to wind down? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)