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The busiest time of the year for USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline is the week before Thanksgiving. Calls, chats and emails are answered by food safety specialists who even work on Thanksgiving Day to ensure your meal is safe.

If you've waited until the last minute to buy your holiday turkey, you may have saved some money. Gary Crawford dishes up this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA analyst, Shayle Shagam.

Many communities don't have trees and forested areas for their residents, but there is a major effort to change that. Gary Crawford has more about it on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council...

Tomatoes may be very common food items, but one expert says they are quite extraordinary. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Nikita Vivekanandan, with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

What kind of market will producers face as they try to sell their new crops of corn and soybeans? Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

A new pilot program is designed to widen access by tribal bison meat producers to access both a USDA food purchase program and, in addition, local and regional food system markets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt

With Congressional ag committee leadership announcing an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, this becomes the latest in a series of recent farm policy legislation that took longer than expected to complete. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. University of Illinois...

The West Virginia Norway Spruce selected as this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is part of a month’s long tour of its home state prior to arriving at its final destination. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Amy Albright of the U.S. Forest Service

A recent Borlaug Dialogue panel explains some of the efforts of the U.S. soy industry to address various global food security issues. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. United Soybean Board Chair Meagan Kaiser. Cambodian aquaculture producer David Samveasna. Rebecca Middleton of the World...