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A food safety expert says if you are the one preparing the Thanksgiving meal, you need to wash your hands frequently during the process. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674...

Even though pork and broiler production is expected to increase next year, total meat output will decline due to a cutback in beef production. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Registration is now open for next year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, and with it, announcements of some of the topics and presenters for the event. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski

What might be some of the areas of focus for agricultural interests attending this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Ernie Shea of Solutions from the Land

Results are out for the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual survey for Thanksgiving meal costs, so what might consumers on average pay at the grocery stores this year? (Rod Bain and AFBF Executive Vice President Joby Young)

Did you wait too long to thaw that Thanksgiving turkey? The meal is only hours away. Are you doomed? (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go...

Many frozen turkeys come with a handy pop-up device to tell you when that turkey is done. How reliable and how safe is that device? (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888...

Experts say if you intend to cook that stuffing in the turkey, you need to be very careful about how you do it. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can...

There's mostly good news about the winter wheat crop in USDA's latest crop progress report. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA reports another week of rapid corn harvesting. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)