Radio Newsline Archive

President Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be in Wisconsin today to announce a major rural energy investment. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack describing the award going to Dairyland Power Cooperative.

USDA is out with its revised farm income forecast forw 2024. (Gary Crawford and Spiro Stafanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service.

USDA has lowered its forecast for farm production expenses. (Gary Crawford and Spiro Stafanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service.

Spiro Stafanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service, saying that despite a forecast calling for lower farm incomes this year, the financial health of the farm sector is still strong.

Spiro Stafanou, Administrator of USDA's Economic Research Service, saying that direct government payments to farmers will be lower in 2024 than last year.

What are some members of the farm and food sector saying about the potential of climate smart efforts such as USDA’s Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program? (Rod Bain. Ray Gaesser of Solutions from the Land. Chelsea Good of the Livestock Marketing Association.)

USDA’s Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program includes a diverse project list, including one featuring the nation’s sorghum industry. (Rod Bain and Tim Lust of National Sorghum Producers)

The start of meteorological autumn carries over one trend from summer - the continued deterioration of topsoil moisture conditions on a nationwide level. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at several regions of the country reporting significant very short to short topsoil moisture condition ratings within their states.