Radio Features Archive

The Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities initiative reached the one-year mark recently – presenting opportunity to look at progress both for the effort in total and its individual projects, as well as considering what still lies ahead. Rod Bain goes over year one of these partnerships in this edition of “Agriculture USA”.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Amy Skoczlas Cole of Trust In Food.

The one-year anniversary of first announced projects within a USDA program gave opportunity to see how efforts to produce climate smart commodities and markets are going. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Amy Sckolzlas Cole of Trust in Food.

Many communities don't have trees and forested areas for their residents, but there is a major effort to change that. Gary Crawford has a report.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Forest Service Researcher, Michelle Kondo.

It's an idea whose time has come---Getting more of our food from closer to our homes. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Small business in the food and ag sectors are receiving support for their research and development efforts via two, USDA funding programs. Rod Ban reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Tim Conner of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

One way to reduce the large yearly losses of honeybee colonies is to make a stronger and better bee. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Chris Hiatt, beekeeper and President. of the American Honey Producers Association. Lanie Bilodeau, Research Leader at the USDA Bee Laboratory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

What are the price prospects for this upcoming U.S. corn crop? Gary Crawford has this report.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski.

The USDA has revised its outlook for U.S. soybean production and prices. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski.

Over 130 new appointees to two USDA-U.S. Trade Representative advisory committees offer input on a wide manner of trade issues. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and USTR Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip

Funding applications are now being accepted for a USDA program designed to promote conservation of farmlands through innovation and on-farm practices. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby

Among the entities behind USDA efforts to expand competition within the meat and poultry processing sector - livestock marketers and sale barn operators. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Secretary Tom Vilsack. Chelsea Good of the Livestock Marketing Association.