Radio Newsline

A food safety expert says if you are the one preparing the Thanksgiving meal, you need to wash your hands frequently during the process. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov ****

Results are out for the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual survey for Thanksgiving meal costs, so what might consumers on average pay at the grocery stores this year? (Rod Bain and AFBF Executive Vice President Joby Young)

Did you wait too long to thaw that Thanksgiving turkey? The meal is only hours away. Are you doomed? (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov ****

Many frozen turkeys come with a handy pop-up device to tell you when that turkey is done. How reliable and how safe is that device? (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service. ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov Hotline will be staffed Thanksgiving day from 8am to 2pm EST***

Experts say if you intend to cook that stuffing in the turkey, you need to be very careful about how you do it. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov Hotline will be staffed Thanksgiving day from 8am to 2pm EST***

There's mostly good news about the winter wheat crop in USDA's latest crop progress report. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA reports another week of rapid corn harvesting. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at wheat condition ratings in some key states.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey,with corn harvest progress by state.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on the cotton harvest.