Radio Newsline Archive
Remembering Bill Northey
00:00:59.376 2024-02-06The person who served as USDA's first Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary died Monday, leaving a legacy of service to agriculture. (Rod Bain and Bill Northey)
USDA Making Another Round of Emergency Relief Program Payments
00:00:59.480 2024-02-06USDA is making another round of Emergency Relief Program payments to eligible producers for disaster losses suffered in 2020 and 2021. (Gary Crawford and USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)
Warm Winter Weather Raises Winter Wheat Concerns
00:00:59.924 2024-02-06An unusual warm spell continues for some winter wheat growing areas, making producers weary about potential impacts from cold weather to crops slowly coming out of dormancy. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Sudden Storms Bring So Cal Rains and Snows
00:00:59.977 2024-02-06It is a mixed bag of weather impacts associated with an El Nino related weather phenomenon traveling though the Southern half of the Golden State. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
Actuality: Southern California Flooding Threats
00:00:54.021 2024-02-06USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey notes some of the weather impacts associated with a recent series of heavy rains in Southern California.
Actuality: Pineapple Express and Weather Impacts
00:00:37.328 2024-02-06USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses a series of storm events common during El Nino climate patterns - systems passing over California over the past week.
Actuality: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Concerns
00:00:44.904 2024-02-06USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey covers some recent concerns about mountain snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada range - concerns perhaps alleviating due to heavy higher elevation snowfall the first days of February.
Actuality: 8 to 14 Day Weather Forecast
00:00:39.706 2024-02-06USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says near to below normal temperatures and precipitation are expected in much of the country for the period of February 13 - 19.
Are Red Sea Constraints Affecting Grain Trade to the U.S.'s Advantage?
00:00:56.084 2024-02-06USDA is keeping tabs on how shipping constraints in the Red Sea are affecting grain shipments. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski)
***USDA will issue its new Ag. Supply and Demand forecasts Thursday at noon EST***
Expert Says Cook Those Super Bowl Party Foods Safely
00:00:58.305 2024-02-06If you fumble the food safety ball when cooking up some of those Super Bowl foods, the penalty could be a bout with food poisoning. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers)
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