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Lawmakers Hear Expert Views about Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland   2023-09-27 00:00:59.768
The Senate Agriculture Committee has held a hearing on foreign purchases and ownership of U.S. farmland and other farm-related businesses. (Gary Crawford. Senate Ag. Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene)

Tracking Foreign Purchases of U.S. Farmland is a Complex Job   2023-09-27 00:01:00.029
Tracking foreign purchases of U.S. farmland is currently a very complex undertaking. (Gary Crawford. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Actuality: Chinese Ag. Research is Major Threat to U.S. Food Security   2023-09-27 00:00:46.497
Dr. David Ortega with Michigan State University telling a Senate Ag. Committee hearing that a huge Chinese investment in agricultural research is a bigger threat to U.S. food security than Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland.

Potential Farm Commodity Price Trends   2023-09-27 00:01:00.395
What factors could shape trends regarding projected prices for commodities in the foreseeable future? (Rod Bain and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Actuality: Commodity Prices and Future Outlook   2023-09-27 00:00:31.320
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses the potential trends of commodity prices for this crop year, in comparison of recent high prices.

Milk Loss Assistance for Weather Impacted Dairy Operators   2023-09-27 00:01:00.316
Sign-up takes place through October 16th on a new USDA dairy program to assist producers who suffered economic loss due to a weather event. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge)

Actuality: Milk Loss Assistance Program Explained   2023-09-27 00:00:43.990
Farm Service Agency Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge explains a new USDA dairy program designed to pay producers who suffered milk loss due to a weather event between 2020 and 2022.

Improving Topsoil Moisture Conditions Nationally   2023-09-27 00:00:59.898
USDA reports the nation's latest topsoil moisture conditions ratings showed week-over-week improvement. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Actuality: Topsoil Moisture Condition Very Short to Short by State   2023-09-27 00:00:32.731
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with above fifty percent very short to short topsoil moisture ratings for the period ending September 24.

Actuality: Topsoil Moisture Rating Improvement by State   2023-09-27 00:00:26.958
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey points out states where significant week-over-week improvement in topsoil moisture condition ratings were recorded.

Improvements Noted in Pasture and Rangelands   2023-09-27 00:01:00.160
The latest USDA Pasture and Rangeland Condition Report reflects the impacts of recent rains in various parts of the country. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Beef Trade Anxiosly Awaiting Clues to Future Size of Beef Herd   2023-09-26 00:00:59.928
Are cattle producers finally holding back more heifers for additions to the breeding herd? Or are they continuing to send more heifers to feedlots? We may have a better answer to those questions in just a few weeks. (Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell)

Hot and Dry Conditions Continue in the South-Central U.S.   2023-09-26 00:01:00.133
Despite the calendar, places like Texas and Southern Louisiana and Mississippi reflect summer weather conditions this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Rain, Rain, Where Will You Stay?   2023-09-26 00:01:00.264
Three areas of the country are expected to receive significant precipitation over the course of this week. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

Actuality: PNW Precipitation and Ag Impacts   2023-09-26 00:00:37.120
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses how a series of weather systems and accompanying rains this week should benefit agriculture in the Pacific Northwest.

Tropical Systems Following Ophelia   2023-09-26 00:01:00.003
Two systems in the Atlantic Basin – one already a tropical storm and a second in formation – are expected to be the next storms during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)


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Features

Agriculture USA


USDA Joining Forces with Coca-Cola for Vital Environmental Projects   2023-09-26 00:05:00.016
USDA will continue its partnership with Coca-Cola to restore forests and watersheds. Gary Crawford has more on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources Meryl Harrell. Kurt Ritter and Kirsten Witt with the Coca-Cola Company.

Consumer Time


USDA Working with Coca-Cola to Restore Wetlands and Watersheds.   2023-09-26 00:03:00.480
USDA will continue its long-running partnership with Coca-Cola to restore forests and watersheds. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources Meryl Harrell. Kurt Ritter and Kirsten Witt with the Coca-Cola Company.

Vilsack on Addressing Global Food Insecurity   2023-09-26 00:02:34.671
A World Food Day event provided the Agriculture Secretary opportunity to discuss ways that the world and the U.S. can combat food insecurity. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Putting New Life into that Summer-Stressed Lawn.   2023-09-26 00:02:59.017
In many areas it is time to think about putting some new life into that summer-stressed lawn. Gary Crawford has this seedy story. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dennis Patton, Kansas State University Extension lawn and garden expert.

Another Year of Low Water Levels on the Mississippi.   2023-09-26 00:02:35.924
Low water levels are again reported along some parts of the Mississippi River, and it is starting to impact barge traffic shipping goods to and from ports. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey

Explaining U.S. Climate Smart Efforts on the Farm.   2023-09-26 00:02:37.178
The Agriculture Secretary explains what agriculture’s role is in advancing climate smart practices, innovations, and markets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

Agriculture Update


Ag and Food Predominant Part of Upcoming COP 28 Agenda.   2023-09-26 00:02:05.204
For the first time at a United Nations Conference on Climate Change, the role of food production and agriculture in climate mitigation will be a major point of discussion. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. United Arab Emirates Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Miriam Almheiri

A Digital Approach to Precision Agriculture.   2023-09-26 00:02:23.960
A recent USDA study looks at some of the trends regarding producers’ adoption of precision agricultural methods and use of digital tools. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. USDA economic researcher Johnathan McFadden. Terry Griffin of Kansas State University

Supporting Risk Management Education Programs.   2023-09-26 00:02:29.315
A recent series of grants awarded by USDA will educate underserved, small-scale, and organic producers on risk management practices and options PARTICIPANTS: (Rod Bain and Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger)

Cattle Numbers Still Shrinking.   2023-09-26 00:02:28.824
The beef cattle herd continues to shrink, but for how much longer? Gary Crawford has this report. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell.

Animal and Plant Health Partnerships Focused on Africa.   2023-09-26 00:02:02.017
USDA is partnering with various African nations to build up animal and plant health protection systems on the African continent. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt.