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This is the season for potluck dinners. Gary Crawford has this report about how to help make sure that dinner doesn't make someone sick. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA food safety expert, Meredith Carothers. Pat Dodson, potluck dinner organizer.

Dr. Tom Thompson with Virginia Tech University says gains in U.S. agricultural TFP productivity (Total Factor Productivity) have been shrinking.

U.S. Forest Service plant psychologists explain the science behind the changing of leaf colors in the autumn, as well as how best to view such sites. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Paul Schaberg and Kevin Smith of the U.S. Forest Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture Alexis Taylor saying that USDA is investing heavily in projects to boost agricultural productivity. She was speaking at an event in Washington, D.C. to release a new report on productivity.

Our houseplants need a little extra care this time of year. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Wark Upham, horticultural extension expert with Kansas State University.

Much of the nation's mid-section will experience a sudden change in temperatures as the week progresses. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Many of us are preparing the house, the car and ourselves for winter. We need to prep our houseplants, too. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Ward Upham, Kansas State University Extension Horticulturist.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes several record high temperatures in the center of the country for the first day of October.

Lawmakers have held a hearing on foreign purchases/ownership of U.S. farmland and other farm-related businesses. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Senate Ag. Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene. Montana Senator Jon Tester. Agriculture...

A cold front that has covered the West to start the week now moves eastward, but how will warmer, dryer conditions impact farm and field work? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)