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A USDA office established under the 2018 Farm Bill continued its build up and build out process over the course of the last year, with the end goal being continued customer service to those involved in urban agriculture and innovative practices. Rod Bain looks at the progress in developing this new...

**Broadcasters: This story for use only before noon, EST, Wed. Jan. 20.** Presidential Inaugurations are history makers in themselves, but combine those events with nasty weather and you can get some tragic results. (Gary Crawford, former President John F. Kennedy and Mark Brusberg)

The final food price inflation figures are in for 2020. They show the sharpest price increases in almost a decade. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist.

One recent winter trend is for cold air to bookend the season -- at the beginning and the end, but not in the middle. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Getting the facts about genetically modified foods is a lot easier now. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Karen Blakeslee, Kansas State University Extension Food Safety Specialist and Coordinator of the Rapid Response Center for Food Science.

There is no Arctic air expected for the country in the near future. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The circumstances of a pandemic led the beef industry to shift its marketing and promotion focus on sales over the meat counter of grocery stores and supermarkets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Paul Dykstra of Certified Angus Beef. Norm Voyles of the Cattlemen's Beef Board.

A series of storms heading across the country are expected to bring precipitation to the South. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Did 2020 seem warmer than normal to you? Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey.

What is the expected effect of a series of storms on different regions of the country? (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)