Radio Newsline

USDA agricultural economist Shawn Arita discusses the forecasts for our nation's commodities as ag exports for Fiscal Year 2024.

USDA made changes within its latest quarterly ag export forecasts from the May edition, yet what does that mean for projected sales for this fiscal year? (Rod Bain and agricultural economist Shawn Arita)

What is the legacy of Idalia, a former hurricane that crossed parts of the Southeast earlier this week? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the wind impacts from the former Hurricane Idalia as it crossed parts of the Southeast this week.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses rainfalls generated from the recently passed Hurricane Idalia and their impacts.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over some of the significant storm surge recorded during the arrival of then Hurricane Idalia onto Florida's Big Bend area earlier this week.

The U.S. Drought Monitor to end August reflects how heat in two areas of the nation drove a month-over-month increase in drought coverage. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses areas of the nation experiencing D3 to D4 drought coverage at the end of August.

Many otherwise safety-conscious outdoor grillers either forget or ignore one key food safety practice. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, food safety expert 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

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has just announced new investments in USDA's Rural Energy for America program. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)