Radio Newsline Archive

In the wake of highly pathogenic avian influenza being found in U.S. wild birds, poultry producers are asked to be on alert. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Dr. Julianna Lenoch and Dr. Jack Shere, both with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

USDA'S avian influenza surveillance of wild bird populations is one key to giving poultry producers an early warning that the virus is here. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Julianna Lenoch with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Construction is planned for additional meat processing facilities nationwide, but what does that mean for short term, as well as future, capacity? (Rod Bain and Lee Reichmuth)

Each year Americans throw out or waste an estimate 161 billion dollars worth of food, but there's a effort to reduce that. Gary Crawford has more. PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.