Radio Newsline Archive

USDA's program that rewards use of cover crops by discounting crop insurance premiums is back for another year. (Gary Crawford. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency. Steve Peterson, Associate Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency)

Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger and Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator Steve Peterson, giving some signup information for the USDA program that gives crop insurance premium credits to farmers who put in cover crops.

Poultry producers tightening down on biosecurity as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is detected in flocks in Kentucky and Virginia. (Gary Crawford and Virginia turkey producer, David Hughes)

USDA's pandemic response and safety block grants designed for the seafood industry are now available for those eligible via state agencies. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt shares some details involving the recently announced Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program.

How big is the fledgling U.S. hemp industry? Who is growing that crop and where? We'll know the answers in just a few days. (Gary Crawford and Bill Richmond with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service)