Radio Newsline Archive
Community Facilities Announcement for Rural America
00:01:00.499 2022-01-27Over one billion dollars will go to rural community facility projects nationwide via USDA Rural Development programs. (Rod Bain. Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh. Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres-Small.
Funding Avenues for Rural Development Community Facilities Programs
00:00:59.977 2022-01-27Several recently funded Rural Development Community Facilities Projects are supported by a mix of RD funding vehicles. (Rod Bain and Washington State Rural Development Director Helen Price Johnson)
Conservation Reserve Program Changes May Attract More Enrollments
00:00:53.394 2022-01-27Changes made last year to the USDA's Conservation Reserve Program may attract more producers to enroll more land this year. (Gary Crawford and Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency)
Grassland Conservation Reserve Helps Environment and Producers
00:01:00.029 2022-01-27The Grassland Conservation Reserve Program has proven very popular for several reasons. (Gary Crawford and Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator of USDA's Farm Service Agency)
***Broadcasters--USDA this week announced signup dates for the program, April 4 -May 13.***
USDA Extends Pandemic-Related Crop Insurance Flexibilities
00:00:57.835 2022-01-27The problems with Covid have been extended and so the USDA is also extending some pandemic-related crop insurance flexibilities. (Gary Crawford and Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency)
Actuality: Crop Insurance Business Being "Nimble" in Face of the Pandemic
00:00:19.487 2022-01-27Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency, says USDA and the crop insurance industry are being as nimble as possible as they try to act and react to the Covid situation. That's why certain pandemic-related flexibilities are being extended.