Radio Newsline Archive
More Flexibility for Specialty Crop Growers in Crop Insurance Reporting
00:01:00.029 2022-07-01USDA has just announced some new crop insurance rules that may help lift one burden that many specialty crop producers have had to deal with. (Gary Crawford and Marcia Bunger, Administrator of USDA's Risk Management Agency)
Weather Trends Behind Western Water Shortage
00:00:59.846 2022-07-01What are some of the meteorological conditions of the past two decades behind an increasing shortage of water in the West? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Weather Factors Behind Western Water Shortage
00:00:43.781 2022-07-01USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, discusses some of the weather conditions over the last two decades that have contributed to decreasing Western water supplies.
The Need to Learn More about Hemp Pest Threats
00:00:59.663 2022-07-01Industrial hemp as a crop has only been legal for a short time, as has the amount of research in areas of pest threats and control strategies. (Rod Bain and Whitney Crawshaw of Colorado State University Extension)
Potential Industrial Hemp IPM Strategies
00:00:59.846 2022-07-01Integrated pest management strategies for industrial hemp continue to develop through data collection and related research. (Rod Bain and Colorado State University Emeritus Professor Whitney Crawshaw)
Actuality: Examples of Industrial Hemp Pest Threats
00:00:31.085 2022-07-01Colorado State University Professor Emeritus Whitney Crawshaw provides examples of recently identified pest threats to industrial hemp crops.
Studying Recent Ag and Food Cybersecurity Attacks
00:01:00.081 2022-07-01One specific motive is most likely behind a recent rash of cyberattacks on farm and food production industries, according to an Extension cybersecurity expert. (Rod Bain and Doug Jacobson of Iowa State University)
Establish Computer System Protocols for Cybersecurity Protection
00:00:59.637 2022-07-01What can farms, ranches and ag and food production companies utilize in the way of protocols to keep their computer systems safe from cybersecurity attacks? (Rod Bain and Doug Jacobson of Iowa State University Extension)
What Makes a Dairy Operator a Success?
00:00:59.689 2022-07-01There are some characteristics that successful dairy operators seem to have in common, according to an Extension expert. (Rod Bain and Jim Salfer of University of Minnesota Extension)