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A dire drought situation in the West highlights competing water demands and the potential for another active wildfire season. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Several factors are combining to exacerbate the drought in the western part of the country. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Drought also is creeping over New England. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

A new USDA report shows hog producers may be scaling down production plans more than some industry analysts expected. (Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst)

Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst, with some key numbers from Thursday's USDA quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.

Adding more meat processing capacity, as some would like to do, is a more complex undertaking than you might think. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Justin Tupper, Mark Gardiner, Dr. Dustin Aherin, Dr. Mary Hendrickson)

No drought relief is expected for the western part of the country in the immediate future. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Seven of the last 10 years in the West have been drought years. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Hot and dry weather has helped exacerbate the nation's topsoil moisture shortages. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

What direction are pasture conditions heading? (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)