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USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the list for potential tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin for this year.

What does tropical storm and hurricane activity potentially look like for this year in the Eastern Pacific Basin? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

With tropical storm season underway in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, what is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Four positions on USDA’s Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production will soon need to be filled due to expiring terms, resulting in a call for nominations for those seats. (Rod Bain and Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Director Brian Guse)

Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Director Brian Guse explains the development and mission of a Federal Advisory Committee providing feedback on urban ag and innovative production.

Office of Urban Ag and Innovation Production Director Brian Guse discusses the nomination process underway for positions on a Secretarial Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, with the application deadline of July 15th approaching.

Doing things "halfway" can often cause problems later on, especially when you are having a holiday weekend cookout. (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...

Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline, outlining several ways you can get food safety questions answered live by real experts.

What do federal climate prediction experts say how the forecast for this year's Atlantic Ocean hurricane season appears to shape up? (Rod Bain. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Rick Spinrad. Matthew Rosencrans of the Climate Prediction Center.)

The events of Super Typhoon Mawar over the U.S. territory of Guam this week reminds those in hurricane prone areas to always be ready for the event of such a storm system. (Rod Bain and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell)