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USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu discusses study into developing new alfalfa germplasms with a high tolerance to saline in ground water and recycled water.

Genetic research by USDA is behind the development of an alfalfa variety with a greater tolerance to high salinity levels found in irrigation ground water or recycled water. (Rod Bain and USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu)

National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallman discusses areas of the country where above normal wildfire activity could take place this month.

Jim Wallman of the National Interagency Fire Center says conditions this Spring coujld lend themselves to increased wildfire activity this summer in parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.

What might May and the upcoming summer look like from a wildfire perspective across the country? (Rod Bain and National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallman)

National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallman covers the possibility of wildfires in the Southwestern U.S. in May and the summer months.

National Interagency Fire Center meteorologist Jim Wallman looks at the May through August period for potential wildfire activity in the state known as "the last frontier".

Jim Wallman of the National Interagency Fire Center provides the four month outlook for potential wildfire activity in the Southern Plains.

USDA geneticist Devinder Sandhu discusses explains how a high saline tolerant variety of alfalfa being developed can adapt to saline fluctuations in irrigation water while maintaining yields.

April showers provided significant drought relief in several parts of the country, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)