New data released Tuesday from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the number of U.S. farms continues to decline slowly. After peaking at 6.8 million farms in 1935, the number of…
Growers Frustrated with EPA Regarding Pesticide Impacts
…overly conservative and don’t use all available data, according to the farm groups. Grower groups like the American Soybean Association and the American Farm Bureau Federation are concerned the evaluations…
VofV: Space AG and the Secret to Producing More Food with Less Effort
…and data collection – but always by keeping an eye on the human impact. “Once we started thinking about not only providing a solution that increases your yield, but also…
USDA: School Foods Offer Richest Source of Dairy in Children’s Diets
…USDA’s Economic Research Service released new data showing schools are the richest source of dairy in children’s diets. The data comes from 2017-2018, for children between two and 19 years…
Extensive Study Says GMO Corn Not Harmful to Non-Target Insects
What a new study says about GMO corn. That’s the subject of today’s This Land of Ours. The largest, highest quality analysis of data ever conducted on the subject shows…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 06-02-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers Napa County officials addressing the discovery of Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer, new data on…
Organic Research Priorities for California Detailed in Latest Report
…managing weeds, pests, and diseases in organic production was also an area where California farmers expressed a substantial need. The report also includes comparative breakdowns of survey data based on…
VofV: Farmer’s Business Network and the Power of a Big Idea for Small Farmers
…out more at WGA.com. In the digital age, information is power – but data in a silo can’t reach its full potential to create prosperity. Enter Farmer’s Business Network, a…
Cybersecurity on the Farm
The importance of cybersecurity on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Recent incidents with grain elevators getting hacked and companies having data held hostage calls for…
VofV: Verdant Robotics Pt. 2 – Turning Fieldworkers Into Data Workers
…data workers, bridging the perpetual gap in the labor force by mechanization and teaching valuable skillsets to current employees. “The jobs that are on the farm are going to change,”…
Beef Export Values Continue Climbing with Strong Global Demand
U.S. beef export values recently hit a new record, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), the data shows beef…
USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Natural Disaster Assistance to Producers
…will be based on crop insurance data. “For over two years, farmers and ranchers across the country have been hard hit by an ongoing pandemic coupled with more frequent and…
Week in Review: Strong Pistachio Shipments & Action Taken on Port Fees
President of American Pistachio Growers, Richard Matoian said that shipping data through March shows positive movement for pistachios. Efforts to address detention and demurrage fees are moving forward at both…
VofV: Verdant Robotics and the Secret to Making Farmers Superhuman, Pt. 1
…industry. Verdant Robotics wasn’t “a solution looking for a problem,” Gabe says; instead, the multi-action robot that provides both data analytics and crop applications is the result of a six-month…