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Update from G20 Agricultural Ministers Meeting 2024-09-13 00:01:00.107
The Deputy Secretary of Agriculture provided details from this weekend’s G20 Agricultural Ministerial in a call from Brazil with reporters. (Rod Bain and Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)
Actuality: Torres Small Reports from G20 Ag Ministerial 2024-09-13 00:00:37.564
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small provides highlights from the G20 Agricultural Ministers meeting held in Brazil this weekend.
Brazil, Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Opportunities 2024-09-13 00:01:00.133
Future U.S.-Brazil partnerships regarding sustainable aviation fuel development faces challenges from Brazilian tariffs on U.S. ethanol. (Rod Bain and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Xochitl Torres Small)
Follow Up on Francine 2024-09-13 00:00:59.977
What are some of the impacts associated with what was Hurricane Francine in parts of the Southeast after making landfall Wednesday. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Observations of Francine 2024-09-13 00:00:47.020
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the reported impacts associated with then Hurricane Francise as it made landfall off the Louisiana coast Wednesday.
Actuality: Francine and Concerns about Louisiana Sugar Cane Crops 2024-09-13 00:00:46.288
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses some of the potential concerns about Louisiana's sugar cane crop in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine's travels earlier this week.
Actuality: Crop Concerns Caused by Francine 2024-09-13 00:00:51.983
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks over crops in the path of then Hurricane Francine earlier this week and what the potential implications and concerns might be.
Actuality: Tropical Activity Off the South Atlantic Coast? 2024-09-13 00:00:53.498
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says a tropical disturbance could develop and intensify early next week of the Southern to Mid Atlantic Coast.
Ileana and Potential Precipitation in the West 2024-09-13 00:00:59.820
A tropical system in the Eastern Pacific could merge with a cold front and storm system to bring much needed moisture in the Western U.S. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Preventable Incidents Focus of National Farm Safety Week 2024-09-13 00:00:59.951
* - National Farm Safety and Health Week 2024 is September 15 – 21 - *
National Farm Safety and Health Week features the theme of don’t learn safety by accident, but the emphasis should be what is in parenthesis within the theme title. (Rod Bain and Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety)
Actuality: National Farm Safety and Health Week 2024 2024-09-13 00:00:48.195
Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety discusses some of the history of National Farm Safety and Health Week, and education events and webinars planned for the 2024 observance from September 15 - 21.
Lots of Cotton in the World 2024-09-13 00:00:58.968
(s the world awash in cotton? (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)
USDA Revises Corn and Soybean Forecasts 2024-09-12 00:00:58.536
USDA has revised its corn and soybean forecasts. (Gary Crawford)
A Big Corn Crop on the Way 2024-09-12 00:01:00.456
A big corn crop is on the way. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)
Actuality: Cotton Balance Sheet 2024-09-12 00:00:40.656
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer looking at the balance sheet for corn.
Economic Benefits from Farmers Markets 2024-09-12 00:00:59.350
How might Farmers Markets provide benefits economically for both vendors as well as the communities they serve? (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)
Features
Agriculture USA
Growing Farm Safety and Health Awareness 2024-09-10 00:04:59.964
* - National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 15 – 21 - *
Multiple organizations with a focus on farm safety and health approach various aspects of this concern through education, resources, and awareness campaigns such as the annual National Farm Safety and Health Week. Rod Bain looks at some of the efforts to cultivate safety on the farm in this edition of “Agriculture USA”.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Farm Safety. Scott Heiberger and Melissa Ploekelman of the National Farm Medicine Center.
Consumer Time
Getting More of Our Food from Closer to Home 2024-09-10 00:02:11.134
It's an idea whose time has come---Getting more of our food from closer to our homes. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Household Food Security in the U.S. - The 2023 Edition 2024-09-10 00:02:47.523
What are some of the trends found in USDA's latest edition of its annual "Household Food Security in the U.S." study? Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Matthew Rabbitt of the Economic Research Service
Reviewing the Atlantic Hurricane Season to Date 2024-09-10 00:02:59.983
What was behind the lower-than-expected hurricane totals during the summer half of the Atlantic hurricane season, and might there be increasing tropical storm activity in the Atlantic Basin this fall? Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey
What to Do When News Reports Scare Our Young Children 2024-09-10 00:03:00.062
When our children are frightened by the bad news they may hear, what can we say and do to help them? Gary Crawford has this report.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradford Wiles, Kansas State University Extension Child Development Specialist.
A Supply Chain Story Featuring Sugar 2024-09-10 00:02:31.353
The nation’s sugar industry was among many in farm and food production finding innovative ways to distribute product during the height of the global pandemic, so what is their story? Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Luther Markhardt of the American Sugar Alliance
Agriculture Update
USDA Forecasts Lower Farm Income for 2024 2024-09-10 00:02:24.240
USDA is forecasting a cut in farm income for this year. Gary Crawford has more. '
PARTICIPANTS: (Gary Crawford. Spiro Stefanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service. Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist.
Latest Support to Develop Organic Markets 2024-09-10 00:02:29.916
The final of four rounds of USDA Organic Market Development Grants were recently awarded to recipient projects, in efforts to build market opportunities for organic products. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt
Recap of Latest CRP Enrollment Figures 2024-09-10 00:02:21.113
USDA's Farm Service Agency recently provided this fiscal year's acreage enrollment numbers for the Conservation Reserve Program. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and FSA Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge
Batching Dates for ACEP Applications to Start New Fiscal Year 2024-09-10 00:02:29.551
Recent funding application announcements coincided with the first project application batching dates for a USDA easement conservation program set for the upcoming fiscal year. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Karen Woodrich of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Preventable Incidents Focus of National Farm Safety and Health Week 2024-09-10 00:02:24.875
* - National Farm Safety and Health Week 2024 is September 15 – 21 - *
This year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week features the theme of don’t learn safety by accident, yet there is a caveat to that. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety