Radio Newsline

Windy conditions are fanning wildfires in the Great Plains. (Stephanie Ho and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a first look at the progress of the winter wheat crop around the country.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, cotton planting is progressing in the southern United States.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, has a look at progress for the nation's rice crop.

USDA has just unveiled a new tool that could help communities and regions map and manage wildfires. It's called FireMap. (Gary Crawford and Terry Cosby, Acting Chief of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Terry Cosby, Acting Chief of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, listing the states where the Southeast FireMap is now up and running. He also says the plan is to some day expand it nationwide.

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, with the national weather forecast for April 6th through the 12th.

How can the Department of Defense help socially-disadvantaged farmers? (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)

What are some of the challenges that remain for Black farmers in this country? (Stephanie Ho; Philip Haynie, National Black Growers Council Chairman; Shirley Sherrod, Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Executive-Director)

USDA estimates more than 13-thousand loans to Black and socially-disadvantaged farmers will be forgiven under the American Rescue Plan. (Stephanie Ho and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack)