Radio Features

USDA already has conducted extensive work on furthering understanding about climate change, especially in the agricultural sector. In this week's Agriculture USA, Stephanie Ho looks at how efforts are underway to also bring more of the information to ordinary people.

PARTICIPANTS: Stephanie Ho. Agricultural Research Service Administrator Chavonda Jacobs-Young. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall.

USDA is contributing to climate science with its nationwide network of research facilities. Stephanie Ho has this report.

PARTICIPANTS: Stephanie Ho. Agricultural Research Service Administrator Chavonda Jacobs-Young.

It's a tricky business trying to forecast yearly food price inflation only one month into the year. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Carolyn Chelius, USDA economist.

One food safety expert says the food safety practices of many of us on Super Bowl Sunday might need further review. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline.

****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-5463) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov

USDA and Customs and Border Protection inspectors play a key role in assuring cut flowers and other Valentine's Day products are free of invasive pest threats. Rod Bain reports.


PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Louis Volpe of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Some view turfgrass and lawns as food deserts for wild bees, but our lawns may be more bee-friendly than we think. Gary Crawford has more.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Karen Harris-Shultz, USDA research geneticist in Tifton, Georgia. Kyle Grubbs with USDA's bee lab in Beltsville, Maryland.

USDA's Statistics Service is responding positively to suggestions in a report from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Gary Crawford has more.

PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Shelby Myers, economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation. Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

What trends do the new USDA beef cattle numbers show? Gary Crawford has the story.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Shayle Shagam, USDA livestock analyst.

An essential mode of transportation regarding agricultural goods is inland waterways, and improvements to infrastructure and logistics of such continue to advance. Rod Bain reports.


PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Dale Moore of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Adam Sparger of the Agricultural Marketing Service. Retired National Grain and Feed Association CEO Randy Gordon.

How can producers strategize risk management when dynamic situations such a natural disaster, price swings, or even a pandemic affect their business? Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Jack Davis of South Dakota State University Extension

Adverse winter condition can hit any time during the season, so livestock producers need to properly prepare their animals for the cold. Rod Bain reports.


PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Grant Dewell of Iowa State University Extension