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Keeping foods for your Super Bowl party safe from food borne illness is an essential game plan for such events. While the play calling is straightforward in the food safety playbook, this year’s Super Bowl may vary as party planners may take advantage of food choices from host city New Orleans. Rod...

If your Super Bowl party and food selection fits into the site of Super Bowl LIX, there are food safety tips to consider for a party win. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers. Legendary announcer Mel Allen. Legendary football coach Hank Stram. * - ATTN...

Burning more firewood this cold winter season? Keep in mind it is important where you get firewood to prevent spread of invasive plant pests and disease. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Sky Stephens of the U.S. Forest Service. Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection...

Income tax season usually involves increased activity by scammers and identity thefts to part you from valuables both monetary and informational. What are some tips to protect yourself? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Andrew Zumwalt of University of Missouri Extension

Early Spring or more Winter? Just for Western Pennsylvania or the whole nation? The original and still the best? So many questions about the famous groundhog and his traditional February Second forecasts. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

What were numbers associated with USDA's first look at our nation's cattle inventory to start the new year? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and livestock analyst Mike McConnell

Producers of specialty horticulture products have until February 14th to reply to USDA’s latest Census of Agriculture subset survey focused on their sector. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

January Western mountain snow accumulations in some locales are raising concerns about available water runoff into regional reservoirs later this year. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

An increasing number of examples of artificial intelligence in the world of agriculture are now visible. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Charles Barron of Farmers Business Network. Mike DePaula of Terranis.

Does the annual prediction of Spring’s arrival by the famous forecasting groundhog apply just to his immediate area, or it is something that can be considered nationally? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)