…to make more data on food and nutrition available and usable gathered recently at the International Open Data Summit. Woteki Dr. Catherine Woteki says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was also…
Ag Confidence Continues to Decline
…of the index. One year ago, the ACI was a more neutral 98. The data reflects a 27 percent drop in confidence from last year. A poll organizer says the…
Farm Equipment Sales Mixed in 2016
…in the newest data available from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). U.S. retail sales for two-wheel drive tractors under 40 horsepower gained 21 percent in August, and are 11…
Agri View: Education Opportunity for a Veteran
…from active duty face many challenges. The Department of Labor reports that as of May 2010, over 20 percent of young veterans are unemployed. Moreover, recent data show that 45…
Beef Production Up Five Percent in 2016.
…data is showing steers are four pounds heavier than last year and heifers are eight pounds larger than a year ago. There’s no question an increase in beef production will…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…Survey included farms exempt from certification and those transitioning to certification, but the 2014 data included in this release are for certified farms only and therefore comparable to 2015 data….
Water Board Declares Water War on Merced and Stanislaus Counties
…For settlement discussions to be successful, Chairwoman Felicia Marcus needs to direct her staff and consultants to meet with local interests and discuss in detail their assumptions, data, and conclusions….
Pork Producers Can Challenge Information Release
…central database, which EPA did three years ago and then gave that information to environmental groups through Freedom of Information Act requests. The panel said the EPA’s extensive data collection…
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…estimating production. The varieties forecast in this report include conventional, organic, and specialty Navel oranges (including Cara Cara and Blood orange varieties). Survey data indicated a fruit set per tree…
NPPC, Farm Bureau Win FOIA Case Against EPA
…drop a proposed data reporting rule for large farms because of concerns about the privacy and biosecurity of family farms.) After objections from NPPC, the Farm Bureau and other agricultural…
Agri View: Pecan Marketing Order
…4, 2016, Federal Register. The order authorizes the pecan industry, subject to AMS oversight, to collect industry data, conduct research and promotion activities, recommend grade, quality and size regulation, as…
New National Offshore Wind Strategy to Drive Deployment
…over the next five years to address those challenges. These actions fall into three strategic areas: Reducing technical costs and risks. DOI proposes the joint development of standard data collection…
Companion Bill Would Improve Access to Conservation Assistance
…Award Management (SAM) and obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to receive financial assistance from federal agencies like the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Mandating that…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…is readily available,” said NASS Census and Survey Division Director, Barbara Rater. “By responding, farmers ensure that decisions impacting their industry are based on facts.” Data for both surveys will…