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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides the latest USDA pasture and rangeland condition report for the period ending July 23rd.

Is food price inflation finally starting to stabilize? (Gary Crawford and Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist)

Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist, saying that the cost of eating out is rising faster than food at the grocery store.

Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist, with the latest forecast for 2023 retail food prices.

Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist, explaining why egg prices may only rise by an average of two percent this year.

Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist, saying that beef prices are expected to keep rising for the rest of 2023.

The Agriculture Department is continuing its efforts to understand the nature of competition in food and farm production and to promote greater competition to benefit both the food industry and consumers. Rod Bain looks at some of these efforts in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod...

Triple digit temperatures in parts of the Corn Belt this week could create additional heat stress to that area's corn and soybean crops. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Among the aspects of agribusiness recently studied in USDA research looking at concentration and what it means for market competition – the food retail sector. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and economic researcher James MacDonald

The capital of Arizona has become the reflection of a multi-week, extreme heat event in the Southwest, with a record setting number of consecutive days above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)