Radio Newsline Archive
A Rise in USDA's March Price Received Index
00:01:00.342 2021-04-30Producers on average received more price-wise for their commodities in March, as revealed in the latest Agriculture Department Ag Prices Report. (Rod Bain)
American Families Plan Would Protect Most Farmers from Capital Gains Tax
00:01:00.107 2021-04-30The proposed American Families Plan would protect most farmers from big capital gains taxes. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Actuality: American Families Plan Has No Changes to Farm Estate Tax Rules
00:00:46.811 2021-04-30Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack saying that the American Families Plan has no changes to current farm estate tax rules.
Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits Extend Beyond Program Participants
00:00:53.995 2021-04-30Families struggling to put food on the table are, of course, benefitting from stepped up nutrition assistance programs, such as SNAP, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the benefits extend to many other Americans. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Public is Invited to USDA's First Ever Food Loss Innovation Fair
00:00:58.044 2021-04-30USDA's upcoming Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair will be virtual and is open to the public. (Stephanie Ho and Jean Buzby, USDA's Food Loss and Waste Liaison)
Livestock Risk Protection for Producers
00:01:00.369 2021-04-30A Risk Management Agency program for livestock producers has seen significant increases in participation after it was recently updated. (Rod Bain and RMA Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy)
Vilsack: Administration Has No Anti-Beef Agenda
00:00:57.443 2021-04-30Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says U.S. beef producers don't have to worry about any anti-beef agenda by this administration because there is none. (Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack)
Nanotechnology Advancement in Ag and Food Systems
00:00:59.559 2021-04-30A USDA grant program is one example of fostering development of nanotechnologies that could lead to improvements in agriculture and food-based systems. (Rod Bain and Steven Thomson of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture)