Radio Newsline Archive
Concentration and Competition in Meat Packing Industry
00:01:00.133 2023-07-27What does a recent USDA study reveal about concentration and competition in the meat packing industry over the past three decades? (Rod Bain and research economist James MacDonald)
Studying Agribusiness Concentration and Competition
00:01:00.290 2023-07-27A recent USDA study looks at trends of concentration in agribusiness and what that means regarding competition within certain industries. (Rod Bain and economic researcher James MacDonald)
Working Outdoors? Don't Hit the Heat Head-On
00:01:00.029 2023-07-27If you have to work outside in dangerous heat, one expert says at least try to make it less dangerous. (Gary Crawford and Dee Jepsen, health and safety professor at Ohio State University)
Ways To Help Farmers and Outdoor Workers Handle the Heat
00:01:00.029 2023-07-27If you have to work outside in severe heat, there are ways to help get you through and to help keep you from being hit by potentially deadly heat stress and stroke. (Gary Crawford and Ohio State University health and safety educator, Dee Jepsen)
Making Long-Range Food Price Forecasts Is Tricky Business
00:00:59.506 2023-07-27USDA has just come out with its first forecast for 2024 retail food prices. (Gary Crawford and USDA economist, Matt MacLachlan)