From hurricanes to tornadoes, wildfires and drought, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey’s top ten list of weather stories for 2024 is indeed eventful. Rod Bain joins Brad to look at some of the weather and climatic events that made news in 2024 in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod...

Many homeowners are unwittingly inviting raccoons to come to their homes and do damage. Gary Crawford has more on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Kansas State University Wildlife Management expert, Drew Ricketts and Rocky, the Rock and Roll Raccoon.

The Agriculture Department in recent months has rolled out a variety of data visualization tools – from data dashboards to geospatial imagery – designed to make information more accessible and transparent to end users. Rod Bain looks at some of the examples associated with USDA’s expansion of data...

Both the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and USDA Holiday Tree represent part of the annual celebration and spirit of the holidays this year, and every season, within the Nation’s Capital. Rod Bain presents some of this year’s tree lighting festivities in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS...

Are you stressing out this holiday season? The holidays can be stressful, but there are ways to reduce that stress level. Gary Crawford talks with an expert on this edition of Agriculture USA. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bradley Dirks, Kansas State University Extension behavioral health...

This year's USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum - the centennial edition - provided opportunity to study the historic trends and impacts of ag trade policies and practices and how that has affected our nation's ag export abilities during that period. Rod Bain looks at a century of U.S. farm and food...

What does USDA’s latest edition of its annual “Rural America at a Glance” report indicate regarding population, demographic, and economic trends in rural areas? Rod Bain looks at some of the findings in this edition of “Agriculture USA”. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Tracey Farrigan of the Economic...

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP – in Baku, Azerbaijan includes a day focused solely on agriculture as a key piece of the climate mitigation puzzle. Just fifteen years earlier, farms and forests as climate solutions were afterthoughts at COP. Rod Bain looks at the growing...

A familiar voice to you celebrates a milestone in 2024 - fifty years providing Agriculture Department news and information in a style all his own. Rod Bain sits down with colleague Gary Crawford as he discusses his career and highlights from a half century with USDA Radio in this edition of...

There are many different contexts and approaches when describing food security. Rod Bain looks some of those descriptors as food security in part one of a series, in this edition of "Agriculture USA". PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Ben Carlisle of Case IH. Eloi Corona of the Seed Innovation and Protection...