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Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with a rice condition report.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with soybean crop progress.

It looks like the nation's cotton growers have planted far more acres to cotton than was expected. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

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. Of course, the key is having and using a food thermometer. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number...

USDA's planted acres numbers for durum wheat are higher than many had expected. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA has lowered its food price forecast. (Gary Crawford and Megan Sweitzer, economist)

Even if you follow all the rules for safely grilling meat and poultry for that July 4th cookout, you can still give food poisoning bacteria a chance to make people sick by ignoring one important post-cooking rule. (Gary Crawford and USDA food safety expert, Meredith Carothers) ****Broadcasters: The...

The United Nations’ designation of 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer gives the global community a chance to highlight that fact and celebrate the incredibly important role women play in ensuring global food security.

If you love to grill beef at your cookout, you will find a wide range of products and prices to choose from. Some cuts may even be lower priced than last year. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam)

Food safety experts say many of the food poisoning cases that will flare up on and right after July 4th will be from two common grilling mistakes. (Gary Crawford and USDA food safety expert, Meredith Carothers) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674...