Radio Features Archive

If you are thinking about taking up vegetable gardening for the first time, Gary Crawford has some expert advice for you on this edition of Agriculture USA.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dennis Patton, Kansas State University lawn and garden expert.

Applications are now being accepted through July 19th for two new USDA grants to facilitate increased meat and poultry processing capacity at the local level. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)

Agroforestry practices lend themselves ideally to climate smart agricultural practices and philosophies, but how can they be promoted and expanded to give growers greater opportunities? Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Keefe Keeley of the Savanna Institute

An expert says wild bee populations are being stressed, but progress is being made on providing good habitat. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dr. Kass Urban-Mead with the Xerces Society.

Have you ever taken some offbeat advice to help your lawn or trees that turned out to be a disaster? Well, you're not alone. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Dennis Patton, Kansas State University Extension lawn and garden expert.

If you have a yard or garden or wooded area, you may have poison ivy in there. Gary Crawford has this report on how to spot it and kill it.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Ward Upham, Kansas State University extension horticulturist.

A recent visit to Vietnam by the Agriculture Secretary highlighted various achievements in ag trade, and partnerships to address various farm and forestry matters. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack

U.S. Ag. trade mission to the Netherlands will provide new export sales and valuable marketing data. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: USDA Under Secretary for Trade Alexis Taylor. California Ag. Secretary Karen Ross. Mississippi Ag. Commissioner Andy Gipson. Opening montage features Maine Ag. Commissioner Amanda Beal and North Dakota Ag. Commissioner Doug Goehring.

Census of Agriculture surveys are still being accepted by USDA through this Spring to give ample time for producers to participate. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Hubert Hamer of the National Agricultural Statistics Service

The latest acreage enrollment period for the Grasslands Conservation Reserve Program is now taking place through May 26th. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator Steve Peterson. FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux.

The April First Cattle on Feed report from USDA indicated fewer cattle and calves in feedlot inventories. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and livestock analyst Shayle Shagam