…one larva as well as a pollen ball and nectar for nourishment. Cane hopes to acquire more data about the bee’s soil-moisture needs so that alfalfa growers can better manage…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…Area. Among previously funded projects, The Sustainable Corn.org project gathered data from 35 field sites and thousands of farmers in nine Midwestern states to create resources that ensure productivity under…
Agri View: Autonomous Tractors
…moving obstacles Seamlessly fit into current fleets Future concepts will automatically respond to weather data Real-time monitoring and interaction Autonomously provides true 24 hour working Make the most of short…
U.S. Tractor Sales Up in March
…March compared to one year ago, and sales of farm tractors under 40HP and 40-100HP were also up for the month. Click here to view the latest market data from…
Earth Day Adoption
…NASA’s fleet of 18 Earth science missions in space is supported by aircraft, ships, ground observations and data from satellites operated by other space agencies. Read more About the Data….
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…data to synthesize new knowledge, to make predictive decisions, and to foster data-driven innovation in agriculture. This new focus area aligns with NIFA’s Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics and Tools (FACT)…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…this demand that emerged several years ago by making multi-million-dollar plant investments and expanding production and export volumes of these milk proteins. USDA trade data reveals that in 2010 U.S….
USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor
Data by the Department of Agriculture shows agriculture and agriculture-related industries contributed $992 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2015, a 5.5-percent share, the most recent USDA statistics.The…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…cropland data for the 180 counties where 199 grain ethanol plants were located in 2016. We relied on data that is mandatorily reported every five years by the farmers and…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…have increased from year-ago levels, many producers continue to struggle with prices at levels not adequate to cover all production costs. USDA 2016 data shows that 19 percent of cotton…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…that Congress work with the USDA to evaluate the pricing data used for corn, soybean meal, hay, and the all-milk price – all of which should be refined to more…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…registrations and data packages, will be transferred to FMC. FMC will acquire a global manufacturing network to fully support these products, including four active ingredient manufacturing facilities and 10 regional…
India Still Top Global Milk Producer
Data by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows India remains the global leader in milk production, trailed by the United States, which is the second largest milk producing country. India…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
…accurate measurement of the U.S. swine industry, NASS surveyed over 7,500 operators across the nation during the first half of March. Data were collected by mail, telephone and through face-to-face…