With estate tax rates repealed over the last decade, a team of USDA researchers want to learn how this has impacted farmers in transition of the family farm to future generations. Rod Bain takes a look at the findings of this study in this edition of "Agriculture USA".
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Ron Durst of USDA's Economic Research Service
Mornings for school aged children and their parents can be chaotic as kids try to get to school on time. Rod Bain provides tips on a smooth routine for the school year in this report.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Lisa Wallace of University of Missouri Extension
With low carb diet fads waning and more folks coming to the U.S. from other nations, dry beans may be making a diet comeback. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Gary Lucier, USDA economist.
USDA has provided loans to rural cooperatives and utilities for decades now, with the beneficial impacts continuing to be felt. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Jonathan Adelstien of USDA's Rural Development
It's been a slow transition, but year by year the Russian consumer scene is looking more and more like the U.S. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Scott Reynolds with USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service in Moscow.
Millions of households are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to grow food and flowers in patio, balcony and deck containers. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Scott Acre with USDA's National Arboretum. Bruce Butterfield with the National Gardening Association.
With the exception of soybeans, U.S. sales of agricultural products to China are falling behind last year. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford and Bill Westman, USDA Agricultural attache in Beijing, China.
We've had five crop years in which farmers have been living with soybean rust. Gary Crawford has this report on what rust has done to soybeans.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Former USDA Animal and Plant Health Inpsection Service Administrator Dr. Rik Dunkle. USDA plant disease expert, Dr. Marty Draper.
Since former Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, made his historic U.S. visit 50 years ago, Russian farming has made great strides. Gary Crawford has more.
PARTICIPANTS: Gary Crawford. Former Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev. USDA attache in Moscow, Scott Reynolds.
A new tool is designed to help irrigators with improving efficiencies with pumping plants, and in turn, save money and energy. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Tom Dorn of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
A new apple variety recently introduced is the latest proof how breeding programs have created new kinds of apples that meet consumer demand. Rod Bain reports.
PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and University of Minnesota Apple Researcher David Bedford
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