Radio Newsline

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on cotton crop progress and condition.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on the sorghum harvest.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the latest on the peanut crop harvest and condition.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a report on the rice harvest.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, saying the sugarbeet harvest is going at a very fast pact.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with a look at the sunflower harvest.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing a new comprehensive series of actions that could reduce the number of illnesses caused by salmonella in poultry products. (Gary Crawford and Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety Sandra Eskin)

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Sandra Eskin saying the proposed USDA plan to reduce poultry-related human salmonella illnesses does not have requirements for farmers to reduce salmonella in their birds.

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Sandra Eskin explaining what's behind the new framework to reduce salmonella contamination in poultry and poultry products.

Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Sandra Eskin explaining why USDA is bringing experts and stakeholdes into the very early stages of planing for actions to reduce salmonella contamination in poultry products and reduce illnesses in humans. (USDA is holding an all day virtual public meeting on its proposed framework for reducing salmonella problems. It will take place November 3rd.)