Radio Newsline Archive

What agricultural commodity will USDA be focusing on this year? (Stephanie Ho and Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons)

USDA's 2021 Agricultural Resource Management Survey will take a deep dive into the swine industry. (Stephanie Ho and Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons)

USDA will conduct additional surveys this year that will examine swine issues like swine health and feral swine. (Stephanie Ho and Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons)

Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons says the pandemic has changed the way the National Agricultural Statistics Service carries out its survey work -- especially with the Agricultural Resources Management Survey, which was mailed out at the end of December.

USDA protects the confidentiality and availability of the information it collects in the many surveys it carries out. (Stephanie Ho and Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons)

This year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum includes some new aspects, including how it is presented. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

Planning continues for this year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum, although some announcements have been made regarding this year's agenda. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski discusses some of the details to this year's USDA Ag Outlook Forum, including its theme and topics within some of the sessions over the two-day event.

Getting the facts about genetically modified foods is a lot easier now. ( Gary Crawford and Karen Blakeslee, Kansas State University Extension Food Safety Specialist and Coordinator of the Rapid Response Center for Food Science.)

During the first 11 months of 2020 U.S. imports of foreign fruits and vegetables were running higher than the same time frame in 2019. (Gary Crawford and Bart Kenner)