Radio Newsline Archive

*-STATIONS : Dam Safety Awareness Day is Tuesday, May 31st. -* Understanding the importance of safety awareness in areas where dams are located grows more important as more of these structures become surrounded by suburban and urban areas. (Rod Bain and Jose Hernandez of the Natural Resources Conservation Service)

*-STATIONS : Dam Safety Awareness Day is Tuesday, May 31st. -* Jose Hernandez of the Natural Resources Conservation Service talks about the Dam Watch monitoring system as a dam safety tool, and federal partnerships regarding efforts in dam safety and dam safety awareness.

*-STATIONS : Dam Safety Awareness Day is Tuesday, May 31st. -* Sherry Hunt of the Agricultural Research Service talks about the partners and projects in research focused on monitoring dams and safety for stakeholders and citizens.

*-STATIONS : Dam Safety Awareness Day is Tuesday, May 31st. -* Jose Hernandez of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shares tips for citizens living around dams to assure their safety.

USDA's prices report shows that in April farm commodity prices received by farmers rose faster and farther than production expenses. (Gary Crawford)

The situation for spring wheat planting is improving, but winter wheat conditions getting more grim. (Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist)

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with a look at winter wheat heading progress.

Here are the latest numbers on corn and soybean planting progress. (Gary Crawford and Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist)

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with the latest numbers on corn emergence.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with a look at soybean emergence.