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Parents may praise the long-awaited re-opening of schools and day care centers, but young kids may feel differently. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradford Wiles, Extension Child Development Specialist at Kansas State University.

The Departments of Agriculture and Interior are taking actions to raise the compensation for thousands of federal wildland firefighters. (Gary Crawford. President Joe Biden. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore)

Various farm and rural advocates explains the importance of high speed broadband to ag operations in general, and the importance of USDA's ReConnect program specifically. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Dale Moore of the American Farm Bureau Federation...

Cooler temperatures and even some rainfall is expected for parts of the Northwest. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA's latest corn crop forecast caused a stir, but experts say don't set it in stone. A lot could happen in the next month. Gary Crawford reports. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer.

There's a long way to go for full drought recovery. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Livestock producers will tell you that feral swine are doing a lot of damage. USDA is trying to find out how much damage. Gary Crawford has this story. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Travis Averill with USDA's National Ag. Statistics Service. Sophie McKee with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection...

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says the country's current drought began last year.

Use of innovative seed testing involved in international trade continued to be explored as methods to detect pathogens and other phytosanitary concerns. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA-APHIS Deputy Director for Plant Protection and Quarantine Osama El-Lissy.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the National Weather Service's outlook for the nation that goes right up against the end of August.