Radio Newsline Archive

The public comment period has now been extended for the proposed rule on greater transparency in poultry contracting and the poultry tournament system. (Rod Bain and Andy Green of Marketing and Regulatory Programs)

Andy Green of USDA's Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area explains how poultry contracting and the tournament system of compensation works.

Andy Green of USDA's Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area explains two changes in poultry contracting and the tournament system of compensation within a proposed federal rule under public comment through August 23rd.

Corn producers are being urged to let their propane suppliers know if they will need more propane than normal for grain drying this year. (Gary Crawford and Mike Newland with the Propane Education and Research Council)

Mike Newland with the Propane Education and Research Council, talking about its website which has a tool to help corn producers determine how much propane they may need for drying this year's crop.

There is an online tool available for citizens to report what they see on the ground level to help authors as they put together the U.S. Drought Monitor every week. (Rod Bain and Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center)

DC-9 is the latest member of a family of bald eagles at Washington DC's National Arboretum. It seems he's not afraid to pose in front of a camera. (Rod Bain and Sue Greeley of the National Arboretum)

Sue Greeley of the National Arboretum shares the family history of a group of bald eagles that have nested in the arboretum since 2014.

The National Arboretum's Sue Greeley discusses how online cameras capturing the activities of a bald eagle couple translates to viewer interest to see them in person in Washington, DC. * - The DC Eagle Cam can be found at "www.hdontap.com" - type in the search words "National Arboretum" to view online - *