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The part of agriculture in efforts to address chronic disease in children and improve nutrition for America is recognized within a recently announced series of initiatives. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Agriculture Secretary Brooke...

Since its creation five years ago, the Great American Outdoors Act has supported restoration of various amenities and facilities at our nation's forests and national parks. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Betty Jewett of the U.S. Forest Service)

Some fall growing areas are experiencing unusually high temperatures in mid-September but how might that impact crops and field work? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about above normal temperatures across much of the nation including a shifting core area of high temperatures in the ninety degree range.

As this year’s Atlantic hurricane season is now in its second half, what occurred in the first three months of the season was perhaps surprising. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Some consumers still have concerns when it comes to consuming their vegetables, but a Cooperative Extension expert offers some tips how we can eat more veggies and fruit. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Julie Garden Robinson of North Dakota State University Extension

This will be a week where several parts of the nation’s mid-section will experience precipitation, with impacts to ag varying. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how field work from crop harvest to winter wheat planting will impact areas of the nation's mid-section expecting significant rains.

After a surprising August Crop Production Report regarding this year’s corn crop, what else might have been unexpected by industry analysts within USDA’s September edition? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer

The question of what the U.S. can do with a record corn crop perhaps finds a partial answer within USDA’s September domestic balance sheet. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski