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The Agriculture Department recently announced the latest actions designed to increase competition and fairness in both the meat retail industry and livestock markets. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA Senior Advisor Andy Green
What are some of the initial concerns about Hurricane Milton associated with impacts to various Florida crops? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey
What makes Farmers Markets such a unique entity, no matter where they are found, or what they offer in the way of economic and community opportunity? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt
What was some of the notable news and industry reaction associated with USDA’s October crop production forecasts? Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Mark Hudson of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
What is it about Farmers Markets that draws farmers and ranchers, vendors, consumers, and communities – to the venue itself and as part of social and economic opportunity? Rod Bain looks at the uniqueness of Farmers Markets in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under...
Tomatoes may be very common food items, but one expert says they are quite extraordinary. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Nikita Vivekanandan, with the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
* - October is National Cooperative Month - * Nearing a century of service in some cases, rural electric cooperatives continue to evolve to incorporate new technologies in providing power and other benefits to communities they serve. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Rural Utilities...
USDA’s recent set of fair and competitive market announcements include a three-part strategy designed to make germplasm research and the seeds they produce more available for development. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USDA Senior Advisor Andy Green