…data release, originally scheduled for November 18, will now be delayed until the new information and the data collected earlier this year are combined. The 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices…
Soil Carbon Monitoring Enhanced for Conservation Reserve Program
…Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said in a press release. “This data will help USDA better target CRP practices to achieve continued climate wins across environmentally sensitive lands…
California Enters Domestic Mutual Reliance Agreement with FDA
…data sharing among agencies. Synchronizing safety efforts between federal and state officials creates a greater opportunity to better protect the national food supply. The collaborative approach will assist with more…
USDA Announces Plan to Integrate Climate Adaptation Into its Missions and Programs
…of climate-smart strategies. USDA also seeks to broaden access to and availability of climate data at regional and local scales, and increase support for research and development of climate-smart practices…
USDA to Host Virtual Data Users’ Meeting
The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting virtually next month. The Data Users’ Meeting is held to share recent and pending statistical…
Study Shows Ag Retailers Thoughts on Carbon Markets
…if they will participate, with only eight percent saying the current incentive levels are enough to gain grower interest. The majority of retailers surveyed manage their grower’s digital data and…
Use of H-2A Program More Than Triples Between 2010 and 2019
…with the process for H-2A application and recruitment. According to the data, the number of firms requesting H-2A labor increased the most individually in the field crops category, from 2,300…
Citrus Production Declines in Volume and Value
…row of declining production numbers. While not as substantial as volume, citrus value fell by three percent compared to last year. Data shows the value of the U.S. citrus crop…
White House Points to Meat Processors for High Consumer Prices
…meat supply chain: meat-processing,” the report states. “The data show that these companies have been raising prices while generating record profits during the pandemic. That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration is…
California Walnut Production Projected to Come Down 15 Percent
…data from the 2021 California Walnut Objective Measurement Report indicated an average nut set per tree of 992 which is a decline of 17 percent from last year’s average. Although projections are…
Development of A Statewide Pesticide Notification System Moves Forward
…a recent group meeting, the question of incident data showing a need for a statewide approach was asked. Isom said that barring evidence of an actual, legitimate need that is…
NASS to Review Acreage Earlier for Certain Crops
…rice, sorghum, soybeans, and sugarbeets. USDA NASS will review all available data, including survey data, satellite-based data, and the latest information from USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency….
Groups Disappointed in Neonicotinoid Evaluation
…failure to consider real-world usage data in the analysis conducted as part of the Endangered Species Act could limit growers’ ability to protect their crops from pests, protect their livelihoods,…
Overall Bankruptcy Rates Dropping
…looked at data from the U.S. Courts from June 2020 through June 2021 and found there were 438 Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings, down 24 percent. The number of Chapter 12…