Radio Newsline Archive

USDA has increased emergency SNAP benefits for an estimated 25 million people. (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of USDA nutrition programs like SNAP for American families. (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

USDA is aiming to improve the application process for nutrition programs, and wants to make sure more people know about them. (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

What is one segment of the population that does not get enough attention when it comes to USDA nutrition programs? (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Ag Secretary points out that USDA nutrition programs like SNAP have a positive ripple effect on the economy. (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The nation's transportation system is vital to U.S. farmers, but some say it needs a lot of work. (Gary Crawford. President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Several parts of the West report below normal mountain snowpack totals at the peak of the snowpack season, raising concerns about Spring and Summer water supplies. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses areas of the West recording normal to above normal mountain snowpack levels going into the Spring and Summer irrigation season.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says triple digit heat over Easter weekend could contribute to rapid mountain snowpack melt, reducing potential water supplies in the Southwest this Spring and Summer.

How did Easter get tied up with bunnies? Theories over the years have multiplied like rabbits. (Gary Crawford, Anne Effland and B. Bunny)