Rain is expected in the country's mid-section. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Is the U.S. beef cattle herd headed for a contraction, or is expansion the likely scenario? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says high temperatures have broken the national record in Canada.

The Agriculture Secretary explains the need to streamline our nation's regulatory process regarding ag biotechnology approvals. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says there is a very clear boundary between the wet and dry areas of the country.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the National Weather Service's outlook for the second full week in July.

This Year July 4th cookout celebrants may have more to celebrate than our country's independence. (Gary Crawford and Matt MacLachlan, USDA economist)

Even if you follow all the rules for grilling meat and poultry for that July 4th cookout, you can still give food poisoning bacteria a chance to make people sick by ignoring one important post-cooking rule. (Gary Crawford and USDA food safety expert, Meredith Carothers) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's...

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. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask...

We'll have a much better idea of this year's potential corn and soybean production very soon when USDA releases a key report. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist) Broadcasters: USDA will release the Acreage Report...