Radio Newsline Archive

This crop year's market situation forecasts may look a bit different than they did a month ago. Here's why. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Chairman Mark Jekanowski)

Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, saying that in the course of preparing the next round of crop supply and demand forecasts, his group is following crop progress around the world.

Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, saying USDA this Wednesday will come out with a possibly revised forecast for pork supply and demand and for hog prices. This due to new numbers released recently on the hog inventory.

Addressing global food security challenges today and by the year 2050 is among the tasks of a Coalition formed at last year's United Nations Food Systems Summit. (Rod Bain and Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley)

Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley discusses the formation and membership of the Coalition for Sustainable Productivity Growth.

A USDA program recently awarded grants fostering collaboration between U.S. land grant university researchers and colleagues around the globe in climate-smart agriculture studies. (Rod Bain and Avis Massenburg-Watts of the Foreign Agricultural Service)

Avis Massenburg-Watts of the Foreign Agricultural Service explains some of the history of a research-oriented grant program, including the recent awards for global climate smart research projects.