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It’s officially pool season! Meals at the pool come in many forms – ordered from the snack bar, delivered from local restaurants, packed from home, or carried outside from the kitchen. Follow these food safety steps to keep splashing all summer long!

Yimmuaj Yang, community director of the Wisconsin-based nonprofit and community organization Groundswell Conservancy, explains its mission in the simplest terms: “We protect special places forever.”

Even if you've cooked your meat and poultry items properly and carefully, cookout food safety problems can crop up. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674...

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes a series of showers and storms crossing the Pacific Northwest this week.

What are some of the concerns as active weather patterns dominate parts of the nation during the mid-week period? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at mid-week active weather patterns and what that might mean regarding precipitation accumulations and possible flood events.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to above normal temperatures and precipitation can be found in most areas of the country for the period of May 28 - June 3.

Increasing warmth should develop in coming days in several parts of the nation's Southern tier. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

When people think about Wisconsin agriculture, they immediately think of Wisconsin as a leader in dairy farms and cheese production. As of December 31, 2022, Wisconsin had 6,216 dairy farms, and in 2022 Wisconsin produced just over 5.2 billion pounds of cheese.

Organic is a growing sector, with domestic sales of organic products topping $69.7 billion in 2023. However, consumer research shows that consumers do not always understand what “organic” means and how USDA protects the organic label.