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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...

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

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

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

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

Nearly a century of public input, partnership, legislation, and oversight are behind the continuing development of our nation's main farm safety net program. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Pat Swanson

An unexpected and premature melting of Western mountain snowpack over the past month is drawing concerns regarding water supplies and impacts to agriculture in parts of the region. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

A New Jersey complex once protected our nation from foreign animal disease via quarantine of imported birds and livestock – part of a legacy in keeping our nation safe from such threats. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and John Fieger of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...

Research is underway on genetic selection of chicken to produce traits that lead to poultry with greater water use efficiency. Rod Bain reports. PARTICPANTS: Rod Bain and Sara Orlowski of University of Arkansas Extension

Notable benchmarks in this year's U.S. corn crop progress are part of the first USDA report for June. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)