Radio Newsline Archive

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says his department is embarking on a long-term mission of raising the overall health level of Americans' diets. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack telling an audience in New York City that his department is launching an effort to find out more about U.S. eating and diet patterns.

What are some of the Secretarial briefings of USDA reports scheduled to be livestreamed starting later this month? (Rod Bain and Joe Parsons of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

If this year is any indication, March has been a relatively active month regarding tornados over the past few years. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

One expert says we are already doing quite a lot in terms of advancing climate smart agriculture, but one key component to the effort is still missing on many farms. (Gary Crawford. Chuck Conner, on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. Dr. Glenda Humiston with the University of California at Davis)

What things are needed to help boost farmer adoption of more conservation practices? (Gary Crawford. Kristin Weeks Duncanson, Minnesota farmer. Heidi Heitkamp, former U.S. Senator)

Chuck Conner, President of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, speaking on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance, giving a House Agriculture Committee hearing his views on how food waste contributes to climate change.