May is National Beef Month and USDA is using it to roll out several market-based education tools for cattle and livestock producers. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Agricultural Marketing Service Associate Deputy Administrator Taylor Cox

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has the National Weather Service's outlook for the first week of June.

Regardless of size or goals, there appear to be characteristics shared by successful dairy growers. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Jim Salfer of University of Minnesota Extension

Food prices at the grocery store may increase more than had been previously projected. (Gary Crawford and Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist)

Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist, outlining the newly revised USDA forecast for 2021 food price inflation.

USDA has raised its 2021 forecast for grocery store meat prices. (Gary Crawford and Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist)

There are many ways to turn your cookout into a sickout. Here are just a couple. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-5463) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov

Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline, giving the minimal recommended internal cooking temperatures for various meat and poultry products. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-5463) Listeners can also go...

USDA will shine a spotlight on a range of food loss and waste innovations that USDA agencies have helped to develop. (Stephanie Ho and Jean Buzby, USDA's Food Loss and Waste Liaison)

Everyone is invited to sign up to attend USDA's first-ever Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair -- which will be held on May 26th, online. (Stephanie Ho and Jean Buzby, USDA's Food Loss and Waste Liaison)