Radio Newsline Archive

Corn and soybeans are up from the previous year - among the highlights from USDA's latest Crop Production Reports. (Rod Bain)

USDA's forecast for corn production was a lot different from what most traders expected. (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

One expert says don't carve this week's surprising USDA crop forecasts in stone. Here's why. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

Up to $500 million dollars in grants are now available for rural entities seeking support for local healthcare facilities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Two types of grants are now available for rural communities and health care centers to strengthen existing and add new care offerings and facilities. (Rod Bain and Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Justin Maxson)

Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Justin Maxson discusses two types of grants now available for rural emergency healthcare facilities through application.

USDA is currently conducting a survey of livestock producers about their problems with feral swine. Survey results could help in the fight against African Swine Fever. (Gary Crawford. Travis Averill with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sophia McKee with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

A tropical depression could reach landfall in Florida on Saturday and could restrengthen as a tropical storm. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Retail prices for fresh fruit are coming down, but are still considerably higher than one year ago. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Carolyn Chelius)