Radio Newsline Archive

The Senate Agriculture Committee has held a hearing on foreign purchases and ownership of U.S. farmland and other farm-related businesses. (Gary Crawford. Senate Ag. Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene)

Tracking foreign purchases of U.S. farmland is currently a very complex undertaking. (Gary Crawford. USDA Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montano Greene and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Dr. David Ortega with Michigan State University telling a Senate Ag. Committee hearing that a huge Chinese investment in agricultural research is a bigger threat to U.S. food security than Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland.

What factors could shape trends regarding projected prices for commodities in the foreseeable future? (Rod Bain and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer discusses the potential trends of commodity prices for this crop year, in comparison of recent high prices.

Sign-up takes place through October 16th on a new USDA dairy program to assist producers who suffered economic loss due to a weather event. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge)

Farm Service Agency Acting Deputy Administrator John Berge explains a new USDA dairy program designed to pay producers who suffered milk loss due to a weather event between 2020 and 2022.

USDA reports the nation's latest topsoil moisture conditions ratings showed week-over-week improvement. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with above fifty percent very short to short topsoil moisture ratings for the period ending September 24.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey points out states where significant week-over-week improvement in topsoil moisture condition ratings were recorded.