If you are still trying to keep your New Year's resolutions to lose weight, one expert says maybe you should include your pets in those resolutions. On this edition of "Agriculture USA" Gary Crawford reports on what some say is an epidemic of pet obesity and what we pet owners can do about it...

How does USDA latest numbers on U.S. soybean production translate into supply and demand estimates for this month? (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

A new inflation report shows food price inflation is slowing down to a crawl. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA economist, Megan Sweitzer.

The news of Brazilian production and how it impacted the global supply and demand balance sheet were among the news of note in USDA’s soybean estimates. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

How did last year’s average warm temperature for the U.S. compare to previous ones, and would that figure be considered record setting? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Two cotton-producing nations are the center of focus within the Agriculture Department’s January supply and demand estimate. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

USDA’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program continues its support of expanding biofuel production and use through recently announced project grant awards. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Rural Development Iowa State Director Theresa Greenfield)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski breaks down the findings within USDA’s January U.S. cotton supply and demand estimate.

Knowing what's true and what's false about tornadoes could save your life. Gary Crawford has more. ***Even though it's mid-winter, tornadoes have already claimed lives as storms recently swept across the South. *** PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey.

Chinese production estimates for January set the stage for adjustments in USDA latest global balance sheet estimates for rice. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)