Radio Page

USDA announced producers eligible for the Census of Horticultural Specialties now have additional time to fill out and submit their surveys. (Rod Bain and Lance Honig of the National Agricultural Statistics Service)

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is among various animal health stakeholders involved in tabletop training exercise to improve response to a potential incident or outbreak. (Rod Bain and Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford)

USDA Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford discusses both general and specific topic-oriented animal health response training exercises.

USDA Chief Veterinarian Rosemary Sifford discusses some of the tabletop training exercise resources available from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to strengthen animal disease response.

Over one billion dollars will go to rural community facility projects nationwide via USDA Rural Development programs. (Rod Bain. Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh. Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres-Small.

Several recently funded Rural Development Community Facilities Projects are supported by a mix of RD funding vehicles. (Rod Bain and Washington State Rural Development Director Helen Price Johnson)

Changes made last year to the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program may attract more producers to enroll more land this year. (Gary Crawford and Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency)

The Grassland Conservation Reserve Program has proven very popular for several reasons. (Gary Crawford and Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency) ***Broadcasters--USDA this week announced signup dates for the program, April 4 -May 13.***

The problems with Covid have been extended and so the USDA is also extending some pandemic-related crop insurance flexibilities. (Gary Crawford and Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency)

Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency, says USDA and the crop insurance industry are being as nimble as possible as they try to act and react to the Covid situation. That's why certain pandemic-related flexibilities are being extended.