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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA Wildfire Stategy will make hundreds of communities safer from wildfires.

The latest Consumer Price Index report has both good and bad news for food shoppers. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer.

Several parts of the Southern U.S. are experiencing high temperatures this week that more reflect early Spring than late Winter. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Bad guys want to take your identity, but here are some ways to prevent identity theft or spot it early. Gary Crawford and the "other" Gary Crawford have this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and the "other" Gary Crawford and Janae McNally, Kansas State University extension expert.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses above normal temperatures in parts of the South for the remainder of the month, and what it might mean regarding a record February for high temperatures nationwide.

Coffee and caffeine---How much is too much? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Karen Blakeslee, Kansas State University Extension Food Scientist and coordinator of the Rapid Response Center for Food Science.

A long stretch of the Northern tier of the nation reports an appreciable lack of snow accumulation so far this winter, yet what might this mean from an ag perspective? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

The release of USDA’s latest Census of Agriculture provides an initial look at the state of our nation’s agriculture at time of the survey. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Bryan Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how warmer than normal weather in parts of the South could leave early maturing small grains and fruit trees vulnerable to damage from a freeze event.

USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum as always provided a first take on what the current year might look like regarding ag production, prices, and other factors in the farm sector. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer