Radio Newsline Archive
USDA Nearing Completion on Thrifty Food Plan Review
00:00:59.036 2021-06-15USDA is nearing completion of its review to update the Thrifty Food Plan, which forms the basis for its nutrition programs. (Stephanie Ho and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
USDA Filling Gaps in Agricultural Covid Relief Efforts
00:00:54.021 2021-06-15Farmers and others in agriculture who have not been helped by USDA Covid relief efforts are being targeted to get assistance. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
USDA Announces More Help for Dairy Operators
00:01:00.107 2021-06-15More help is on the way for struggling dairy operators. (Gary Crawford. Senator Patrick Leahy and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Vilsack Asks for Resources to Remedy Staffing Shortages at USDA
00:01:00.107 2021-06-15Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is asking Congress for funding to fill hundreds of vacant positions at USDA. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Vilsack Outlines Steps Needed to Protect Producers from Unfair Practices
00:00:59.324 2021-06-15What needs to be done to make sure producers are treated fairly in the marketplace? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some ideas about that. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Updates to CRP General and Grasslands Sign-Ups
00:01:00.421 2021-06-15Changes to two Conservation Reserve Program sign-ups have been announced, including dates for the current General sign-up and upcoming CRP Grasslands acreage enrollment. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)
Actuality: Behind Changes to CRP General Sign Up
00:00:42.370 2021-06-15Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux explains the reasons behind updates to the Conservation Reserve Program's General Sign-Up, now underway through July 23rd.
Actuality: CRP Grasslands Sign-Up
00:00:26.253 2021-06-15Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux talks about the upcoming Conservation Reserve Program - Grasslands acreage sign-up scheduled to begin on July 12th.
Possible Tropical Storm Forming in Gulf of Mexico
00:00:57.286 2021-06-15A possible tropical storm is in the process of forming in the southern Gulf of Mexico. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)
Extreme Heat Threatens High Temperature Records in the Southwest
00:00:59.559 2021-06-15Extreme heat will threaten high temperature records in the southwestern United States. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)