Radio Newsline Archive

Rising farm production input costs are becoming a major factor influencing producers' plans for next year. (Gary Crawford and USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer)

What will 2022 bring in terms of crop prices and input costs? (Gary Crawford and Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist)

Over half of the continental U.S. is now covered in drought - an event that could soon reach record territory. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, talks about a current streak of consecutive weeks of the U.S. above forty per cent drought coverage, and how that soon could approach a record period.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses the latest U.S. Drought Monitor look at commodities covered in drought as of November 30th.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses the recent development of La Nina and how that will affect drought conditions through the winter months.

USDA is making some changes to crop insurance rules for hemp. (Gary Crawford and Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency)

The lamb industry continues its efforts to grow its products in the retail sector, after a shift in marketing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Rod Bain and Pete Camino of the American Lamb Board)

Pete Camino of the American Lamb Board explains how his industry needed to shift marketing efforts from restaurant to retail as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how that has translated to a new customer base.