Radio Newsline Archive

What is the latest on drought coverage pertaining to particular ag commodities? (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the latest drought coverage numbers for hay and cattle inventories as of May 2nd.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at lingering drought in the Central and Southern Plains and drought coverage over areas of crops such as sorghum and cotton.

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at the latest drought coverage for corn and soybean growing areas, per the U.S. Drought Monitor for the period ending May 2nd.

Grain markets this coming Friday will have a lot of new USDA information to chew on, (Gary Crawford and Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman)

Mark Jekanowski, USDA Outlook Board Chairman, saying USDA's first forecasts for current summer crops this Friday could, of course, differ considerably from what actually ends up happening.

Vaccinating poulty flocks against avian influenza would not totally eliminate the bird flu problem, says one expert. (Gary Crawford and Dr. Yuko Sato with Iowa State University.

Dr. Yuko Sato with Iowa State University, talking about the massive logistics that would be involved in vaccinating the nation's poultry flocks against bird flu.

Dr. Yuko Sato with Iowa State University, talking about another aspect that would have to be considered in any future plan to vaccinate poultry flocks for avian influenza.