Radio Newsline Archive

The Agriculture Secretary is among those watching developments in Ukraine and their potential impacts on agriculture and food production there. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Funding is now available to strengthen local and regional food systems, and expand producer market opportunities with hospitals, schools, and other area institutions. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

The Agriculture Secretary Tuesday offered the latest on USDA efforts to update aspects of the Packers and Stockyards Act. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Expanded surveillance of North American flyways is being conducted in efforts to detect and respond to potential cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. (Rod Bain and Koren Custer of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Recent confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild bird and poultry flocks have led officials to call for heightened biosecurity measures in commercial and backyard operations. (Rod Bain and APHIS National Incident Commander Koren Custer)

Dryness in the Great Plains is already impacting crop development in some key production states. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says some precipitation may be on its way, but it's not going to be enough to really help crops in drought-affected areas in the Great Plains.

Winter wheat and oats are two of the crops stressed by a lack of moisture in the central and southern Plains. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Storminess is expected for the northern part of the country, while not much precipitation is expected in the south. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Much of the country will get a fleeting taste of spring, although mild temperatures will not last. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)