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An expert has some suggestions for making sure that brown bag school lunch doesn't make your child sick. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Meredith Carothers with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674...

Coffee is as very hot commodity, even during this record hot summer. Gary Crawford brews up this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Coffee grower and marketer, Arondo Holmes. Karen Blakeslee, extension educator with Kansas State University. Coffee fan, Kara Crawford.

The Western wildfire season started picking up in activity late last month after a late start. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

While overall nationwide drought coverage only rose one per cent through July and into August, there were significant changes across various regions of the country. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA’s annual look at both agricultural land values and cash rents reveals more year-over-year growth in those sectors. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Shawn Arita of the Office of the Chief Economist

A several decades long partnership between USDA and a land grant university was on display recently with the groundbreaking ceremony of a new plant research facility. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Month over month changes in drought coverage in crop growing area were significant dependent upon region and crop. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talks about the development of the soybean crop.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a report on rice crop progress and condition.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on spring wheat harvesting and crop condition.