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Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline, giving the minimal recommended internal cooking temperatures for various meat and poultry products. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-5463) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov

USDA will shine a spotlight on a range of food loss and waste innovations that USDA agencies have helped to develop. (Stephanie Ho and Jean Buzby, USDA's Food Loss and Waste Liaison)

Everyone is invited to sign up to attend USDA's first-ever Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair -- which will be held on May 26th, online. (Stephanie Ho and Jean Buzby, USDA's Food Loss and Waste Liaison)

New numbers from USDA provide more evidence of a gradual expansion in U.S. broiler production. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with some examples of current wholesale prices for broilers and parts.

Wholesale chicken prices ahead of Memorial Day have been much higher than a year ago, but what we shoppers pay could be quite another matter. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

USDA's latest corn and soybean outlooks show planting and emergence ahead of the average pace for both crops. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a detailed look at corn planting.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, points to which states have seen rapid corn emergence in the past week.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says soybean planting progress is ahead of schedule.