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Enrollment is now open for producers for Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage for crop year 2025. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham)
Farm Service Agency Assistant Deputy Administrator Kimberly Graham discusses what options are available for producers enrolling in either Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage.
Power outages caused by extreme cold in parts of the country have impacted persons wondering how to keep refrigerated and frozen foods cold and safe. (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)
Meredith Carothers of the Food Safety and Inspection Service explains safe temperatures for food storage inside refrigerators and freezers, and when to consider moving or discarding food items in the event of a prolonged power outage.
USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers discusses the when and what perishable food needs to be moved or discarded in the event a refrigerator or freezer is effected by a power outage,
How do necessary staples of food and water play a crucial role in aiding cattle through extended cold periods, such as that ongoing this week across much of the country? (Rod Bain and Karl Hoppe of North Dakota State University Extension)
North Dakota State University Extension's Karl Hoppe explains the importance of feed for cattle in generating energy and body heat to combat extreme cold conditions.
The recent United Nations Climate Change Conference gave opportunity for U.S. leadership to showcase domestic and international agricultural approaches to address climate issues. Rod Bain looks at some of those efforts presented at COP28 in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain...
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says poultry companies don't need more time to implement new USDA rules on contract transparency. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
If you wished for a holiday gift of a lower grocery bill this holiday season, you are in luck. Gary Crawford has the good news. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Megan Sweitzer, USDA economist.