Radio Newsline
A U.S. Ag.Trade Mission to Taiwan
00:00:58.618 2019-04-19The members of this next week's U.S. agricultural trade mission to Taiwan are hoping to bring back more contracts for more food and agricultural sales to that nation. (Gary Crawford and Ken Isley)
Wood-Built Shelter Taking on Tornadoes?
00:00:59.585 2019-04-19A U.S. Forest Service research lab is developing an in-home tornado shelter made of wood, and testing of it is yielding promising results so far. (Rod Bain and Adam Senalik of the Forest Products Lab)
Actuality: Testing a Wood-Built Tornado Shelter
00:00:59.768 2019-04-19Adam Senalik of the U.S. Forest Service's Forest Products Lab discusses the testing conducted so far on a tornado shelter made of wood.
Actuality: Commercial Potential of Wood-Built Tornado Shelters
00:00:53.733 2019-04-19U.S. Forest Service researcher Adam Senalik talks about what he sees as the future of wood-built tornado shelters once testing concludes and these products become available commercially.
SNAP Moving Carefully Forward With Online Purchasing Pilot
00:01:00.029 2019-04-19SNAP's online purchasing function has been years in the making, from development to realization. (Stephanie Ho and SNAP Associate Administrator Jessica Shahin)
Allowing Online SNAP Purchases Helps Homebound Recipients
00:00:59.951 2019-04-19Online SNAP purchasing will help recipients who have a hard time getting to a grocery store. (Stephanie Ho and SNAP Associate Administrator Jessica Shahin)
Online SNAP Purchases Initially Only Available in Parts of NY State
00:00:59.820 2019-04-19The ability to use SNAP benefits online is up and running, but it's initially only available in parts of New York state. (Stephanie Ho and SNAP Associate Administrator Jessica Shahin)
Some Holiday Ham Food Safety Tips
00:00:59.559 2019-04-19Ham is a popular spring holiday food, but many of us have some misconceptions about hams that could cause us a problem. (Gary Crawford and Janell Goodwin)
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A Second U.S. Win at the WTO Against China
00:01:00.290 2019-04-18Following February's ruling favoring our nation in a dispute over Chinese grain domestic supports, the World Trade Organization has sided with the U.S. again in a similar case. (Rod Bain and US Trade Representative Chief Ag Negotiator Gregg Doud)
U.S. Agricultural Exports Continue Trailing Last Year
00:00:58.906 2019-04-18U.S. agricultural exports continue to lag behind those of a year ago. (Gary Crawford and Kamron Daugherty)