As drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains intensifies and expands, so do concerns related to impacts on agriculture and water supplies going into the year. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Will the storms bring any relief for drought-stricken areas of the country? (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a look at some of the latest agricultural condition ratings for Texas for the week ending March 7th.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the National Weather Service's outlook for the third week of this month.

The Agriculture Department's Forest Service will be investing more money this year for much needed National Forest maintenance projects. (Gary Crawford and Tina Terrell with the Forest Service)

Tina Terrell, Acting Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, giving some background on the new funding for maintenance projects on National Forests.