USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell, with some key numbers from USDA's Hogs and Pigs Report.

USDA recently issued a report looking at how global production of agricultural productd has grown and developed over a six-decade period. (Rod Bain and research economist Keith Fuglie)

Condition ratings for the nation's winter wheat crop are very good currently and are likely to improve over the next few weeks. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talking about the remarkable boost in the condition ratings of the Kansas winter wheat crop.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, saying pastures and rangelands in some places are still having trouble.

Will consumer demand for beef stay strong in the face of ever higher beef prices? (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell)

How did Easter get tied up with bunnies? Theories over the years have multiplied like rabbits. (Gary Crawford. Historian, Anne Effland and B. Bunny)

If you are thinking about taking up vegetable gardening for the first time, Gary Crawford has some expert advice for you on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dennis Patton, Kansas State University lawn and garden expert.

During a visit to an Iowa school the Secretary of Agriculture talked about a new program to boost child nutrition in the summer when schools are not in session and not providing school meals. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)