Radio Newsline Archive

Changes for corn, soybean, and cotton production and yields were noted in the latest USDA crop production forecasts. (Rod Bain)

Tuesday's USDA crop reports had a little bit of a surprise for the soybean markets. (Gary Crawford. USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist, talking about USDA's 40 million bushel cut in its soybean export forecast, taking prospective exports down to just over 2 billion bushels.

Demand for corn to make ethanol is on the increase. (Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Certified organic, or transitioning to organic, producers can now apply for pandemic assistance under a newly announced USDA program. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux explains some of the details within the newly announced Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program - part of USDA's Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative.

Weather that has been conducive to field work is set to change in the next few days. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The quiet weather that much of the country has enjoyed is transitioning to storminess later this week. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

There is no tropical activity in the Atlantic basin at this point, although the storm season is not yet over. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has the National Weather Service's outlook that includes the weekend before Thankgsiving.