Radio Newsline Archive

The final farm income picture for 2021 is shaping up even better than had been expected. (Gary Crawford and Spiro Stefano, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service)

Spiro Stefano, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service, outlining some of the changes in this week's new farm income forecast, compared to the last forecast three months ago.

USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum will focus on how farmers can achieve productivity growth and maintain sustainability, at the same time. (Stephanie Ho and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA's annual Agricultural Outlook Forum will highlight the agency's breadth of responsibilities. (Stephanie Ho and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Farmers this year are getting a much smaller share of their income from direct government payments. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA's last 2021 look at topsoil moisture shows notable dryness in the Great Plains and Northwest. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Here's USDA's last 2021 look at the nation's topsoil moisture situation. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

This year's hurricane season is officially over -- so how was it? (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Atlantic named storms are continuing to form earlier than the official start of hurricane season. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The country has continued to see an active storm cycle in the Atlantic Basin. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)