It's official. Planet Earth has just endured its hottest July ever. (Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist.)

Food prices are still going up, but at a much slower rate than we saw one year ago. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA economists, Matt MacLachlan and Megan Sweitzer.

Tighter supply numbers reflected in lower production and yield forecasts from the previous month, are found in USDA’s August domestic corn balance sheet. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

What are some of the factors that led to recent wildfires on two of Hawaii’s islands, including one on Maui that led to several fatalities and destruction of a historic community? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

While many nations, including the U.S., report lower corn production forecasts, Ukraine is expected to have a larger crop than the previous year. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

The seventh month of 2023 produced a wide degree of both average recorded temperatures and precipitation in parts of the county, with some of those readings record-setting. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses changes from the previous month in the August world supply and demand estimate.

If we are packing a school lunch for our kids, an expert says we should make sure there's enough nutrition in that lunch. Gary Crawford reports. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Sandy Proctor, Kansas State University Extension food and nutrition specialist.

Some major global wheat producing nations reported less wheat grown this season per USDA's latest report. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

What did field-collected and producer-contributed surveys do to change numbers in USDA's latest crop production reports? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.