In efforts to assist farmers and ranchers mitigate impacts of drought, the Agriculture Department is combining both traditional and pilot programs to give producers greater flexibilities to overcome challenges to their crops and livestock. Rod Bain looks at some of these offerings in this edition of...

We are just hours away from getting a much better idea of the size of this year's major row crops and what kind of demand there will be for those crops. (Gary Crawford and Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman) **Broadcasters: USDA's survey-based U.S. crop production forecasts and USDA's...

How much of your 2020 income do you think went to buy food? The answer may surprise you. Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Eliana Zeballos.

Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, saying some unusual weather problems this season have heightened market interest in USDA's upcoming survey-based crop production forecasts.

Capacity Building Grants offered by the Agriculture Department are assisting Historical Black Colleges and Universities in their efforts to build up research, teaching, and extension resources. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Administrator...

Another major heatwave is expected for the drought-stricken northwestern part of the country. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Are honeybees making a comeback after years of colony losses? A new report has some clues to that question. Gary Crawford has the story. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Travis Averill with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Kyle Grubbs with USDA's Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, Maryland.

The dozens of wildfires that are currently burning in the country include California's second largest in modern history. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

A nationwide hunt is on this month for one of America's least wanted invasive insects, a heartless killer of trees. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Rhonda Santos with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.MPTTP **Broadcasters--If listeners think they've spotted an...

Upper atmospheric level particles from western wildfires are making their way to the eastern part of the country. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)