Radio Newsline Archive

The Agriculture Secretary Wednesday announced project funding supporting rural broadband expansion under USDA's ReConnect Program. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides examples among projects in twelve states recently awarded funding through the second round of USDA's ReConnect program.

How are various farm and rural cooperative representatives reacting to announced funding for rural broadband expansion and lawmaker efforts to provide more? (Rod Bain. Jim Matheson of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Dale Moore of the America Farm Bureau Federation. Shirley Bloomfield of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association.)

What kind of damage have feral swine done to your livestock operation? That's one of the questions USDA is asking in a 13-state producer survey. (Gary Crawford. Travis Averill with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Sophia McKee with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Travis Averill, Chief of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Livestock Branch, saying that in the current feral swine damage survey, as in all USDA surveys, producer responses will be confidential and not linked to any one person.

Robust monsoon rains are bringing some relief to the Southwest, but more is needed to reverse entrenched drought conditions. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Another monsoon surge of rainfall is underway in the Southwest. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

The nation's topsoil moisture shortage continues to climb. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, takes a detailed look at the worst topsoil moisture shortages in the country.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says the latest topsoil moisture numbers point to areas of emerging dryness in the eastern part of the country.