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A Firsthand Look at USDA Efforts to Haze Rare Hawaiian Geese
00:01:00.003 2021-05-28A USDA biologist has a firsthand look at USDA efforts to keep rare Hawaiian geese away from an airport. (Stephanie Ho and Chad Wickham, USDA Wildlife Services research biologist)
The Administration's FY22 Budget Request Goes to Congress
00:00:59.742 2021-05-28The administration's fiscal year 2022 budget request has been unveiled and sent to Congress. (Gary Crawford)
Activity Adjustments and Managing Chronic Conditions
00:00:59.872 2021-05-28Sufferers of chronic conditions can maintain their quality of life by making adjustments to some of their normal life activities. (Rod Bain and Kai Gritter of Michigan State University Extension).
The Growing Trend of Online Livestock Auctions
00:00:59.742 2021-05-28The COVID-19 pandemic has played a role in speeding up the use of online and livestream livestock auctions over the last year. (Rod Bain and Chelsea Good of the Livestock Marketing Association)
Hand Washing is a Major Food Safety Step Many Outdoor Grillers Forget
00:01:00.238 2021-05-28Hand washing is a critical food safety step that many outdoor grillers either forget or ignore. (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers, food safety expert with the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline)
****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-5463) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov
First Ever Challenge to Come to USMCA Dispute Panel
00:01:00.395 2021-05-27Canadian dairy tariff-rate quotas and their impacts to U.S. imports to that market are at the center of the first ever dispute to come before a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement resolution panel. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)
No Discernable Negative Effect of Covid Pandemic on U.S. Ag. Exports
00:01:00.107 2021-05-27Has the global pandemic cut into export sales of U.S. agricultural products this fiscal year? (Gary Crawford and Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist)
USDA Collecting Data Now for its Big Planted Acreage Report
00:01:00.107 2021-05-27How many acres of what crops are farmers planting this spring? USDA has begun the huge effort to answer that market-moving question for us. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)
**Broadcasters: The USDA Acreage Report will be released June 30th, noon EDT**
Actuality: Farmers Survey Responses Vital to Accurate Acreage Report
00:00:25.051 2021-05-27Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, saying that the accuracy of the upcoming USDA Acreage Report depends on farmers and their prompt and accurate response to USDA acreage surveys.
**Broadcasters: The USDA Acreage Report will be released June 30th, noon EDT**
USDA Works to Scare Rare Birds from Airports Without Harming Them
00:00:59.977 2021-05-27USDA teams are working to scare away rare birds from an airport, without harming them. (Stephanie Ho and Chad Wickham, USDA Wildlife Services research biologist)