Swearing in of a new Forest Service Chief is a milestone in the 116 year history of the Forest Service. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore)

The new Forest Service Chief says we need to be going from the defensive mode of fighting wildfires to the offensive mode of helping prevent them. (Gary Crawford and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore)

Forest Service Chief Randy Moore talks about how climate change is affecting the wildfire situation and what can be done to address it. He spoke at his swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Monday.

Forest Service Chief Randy Moore giving reporters one example of the unexpected and dangerous ways some wildfires are behaving.

Some trends in the beef cattle business could have some effects for beef consumers. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

Dry weather has led to condition declines for the nation's corn and soybean crops. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the latest details on development of the nation's corn crop.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a detailed look at corn conditions around the country.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says the pace of the nation's soybean crop development is ahead of schedule.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says states with poor soybean conditions are similar to those with poor corn conditions.