Radio Newsline Archive

The U.S. is boosting its purchases of foreign food and agriculture products by quite a bit. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Bart Kenner)

Traders and producers will be paying a lot of attention to a major USDA supply and demand report that's coming out later this week. (Gary Crawford and Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman)

The list of names corresponding with this year's Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes is now out, with a supplemental list also announced. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses the list of names for this year's Atlantic hurricane season and the supplemental list of names available.

There's an unusual wheat situation in parts of the Southern Plains. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

There's been very little progress in soybean planting so far this season. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Reporters and traders are looking for new words to describe the pace of corn and soybean planting. (Gary Crawford and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with a look at spring wheat planting progress.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with a look at sugarbeet planting.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with the latest on peanut planting progress.