Radio Newsline Archive
Preparing for New Rice Production Program
00:00:59.924 2023-03-03Rice growers impacted by weather events last year can soon apply for a one-time assistance program to be offered by USDA. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)
Actuality: Details on Rice Production Program
00:00:56.630 2023-03-03Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux provides a preview of some of the details and needed documentation for a one-time assistance program for rice growers.
Well Above Normal Mountain Snowpack in Much of the West
00:01:00.238 2023-03-03The snowpack accumulation totals for several Western mountain ranges this season are impressive, according to a USDA meteorologist. (Rod Bain and Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Wishes for Rest of Western Snowpack Season
00:00:29.253 2023-03-03USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes weather conditions that could benefit areas of the West in both additional mountain snowpack accumulation and water runoff.
Actuality: Sierra Nevada Mountain Snowpack and Water Equivalent
00:01:00.238 2023-03-03USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses an above normal snowpack season for the Sierra-Nevada mountain range, and what that means for water reservoir totals for California this year.
Forecast for Domestic Cotton Balance Sheet
00:01:00.342 2023-03-03What do USDA analysts see in their first outlook for this season’s U.S. cotton supply and demand estimate? (Rod Bain and research economist Leslie Meyer)
Actuality: U.S. Cotton Export Forecast for 2023
00:00:30.145 2023-03-03Leslie Meyer of Economic Research Service discusses USDA’s first export forecasts for U.S. cotton this marketing year.
Rising Food Prices Causing Shoppers to Change Shopping Patterns
00:00:58.226 2023-03-03Food shoppers are changing the way they shop in response to rising food prices. (Gary Crawford and Andy Harig with the Food Industry Association)