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Disasters, On-Site Grain Storage, and USDA Assistance

00:02:25.824 2022-10-18   
A new USDA program is assisting producers in the rebuild of on-farm grain storage sites after previous facilities were destroyed by natural disaster. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux

Ag Challenges and Response Regarding Ukraine

00:04:59.856 2022-10-11   
The conflict in Ukraine has presented agriculture - in that nation, region, internationally, and even here in the U.S. – with a myriad of challenges and various perspectives how to address them. Rod Bain looks at some of those challenges, and the response from our nation and the globe in this edition of “Agriculture USA”.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie. Christine Cochran of SNAC International. Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer.

Better Health Through Local and Regional Food Systems

00:02:43.368 2022-10-11   
How might local and regional food systems play a role in providing better nutrition and health outcomes and improved economic incomes to their area of service? Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO Chuck Conner. Tara Roberts-Turner of Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative. Charlene McGee of the Multnomah County Oregon Department of Health.

A Measure of Global Agricultural Productivity

00:02:40.080 2022-10-11   
The latest edition of an annual report shows the factors behind sustainable agricultural productivity worldwide, and what that means for a global population of over nine billion people by the year 2050. Rod Bain reports.


PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Virginia Tech University Professor Tom Thompson. USDA economist Keith Fuglie.

A Big Project to Make Our National Forest Experience Safer and Better

00:03:00.035 2022-10-11   
The Forest Service is undergoing a project to make recreation at National Forests safer and better. Gary Crawford has this report.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Gordi Blum, with the U.S. Forest Service.

Some Wild and Wrong Lawn and Garden Practices

00:02:55.386 2022-10-11   
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.

Putting the Lawn Mower to Bed for the Winter

00:03:00.062 2022-10-11   
In most areas of the country, it's just about time, if not past time, to winterize your lawn mower. Gary Crawford reluctantly has this report.


PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Ward Upham, with Kansas State University Extension

U.S. Response to Ukraine Ag Challenges

00:02:00.648 2022-10-11   
What are some of the ways our nation and its Agriculture Department are addressing challenges to ag in Ukraine, and in turn, our national and global food security, and markets? Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain. Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer.

Ukraine and Its Role in Current U.S. Ag Awareness and Discussion

00:02:01.939 2022-10-11   
Some believe the conflict in Ukraine and issues involving its agriculture production and source as an input ingredient supplier are also putting a spotlight on U.S. agriculture. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie

Projecting the Farm Economy and Impacts to Producers

00:02:30.099 2022-10-11   
USDA’s Chief Economist took a recent look at the farm economy and factor both in the now and over the next year that could affect producers. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Chief Economist Seth Meyer

Programs Supporting Local and Regional Food System Development

00:02:27.304 2022-10-11   
USDA is utilizing a variety of new and existing programs in efforts to grow local and regional food systems and educated producers who wish to be part of these types of markets. Rod Bain reports.

PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Mae Wu
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