…respond to climate conditions in the coming decades, the researchers brought together climate projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report with rainfall and temperature data from…
CA Tops in Organic Farms, Sales
…inventory and sales data for organic livestock commodities. The 2014 survey collected data from U.S. farms and ranches that were certified organic, exempt from organic certification, or transitioning to organic…
Organic Survey – California
…production, and sales data for a variety of organic crops and inventory and sales data for organic livestock commodities. The 2014 survey collected data from U.S. farms and ranches that…
2016 Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values
…of comprehensive data. According toTrends user, Blake Bailey, Assistant Assessor for the Butte County Assessor’s Office, “Trends is an excellent information source. I reference the books constantly, both as an…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics. “This new data will add to USDA’s robust scientific body of knowledge on the inventory, movement and death loss of honeybees…
Challenging Conditions in the West
…graduate students to identify and use the data to address one or more key and innovative questions and hypotheses on water quality, wetland health, or wetland ecology. The research may…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…the 2015 Building Blocks announcement that, for the first time, set aggressive, annual benchmarks in a strategic plan that leverages partnerships, data, and technology. The effort relies on voluntary, incentive-based…
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…data, producers were asked to update acreage by variety and year planted. Growers were initially contacted by mail and follow up was done by telephone. This report summarizes data for…
White House Asked to Challenge WHO Proposal Discouraging Dairy for Children up to Age 3
…consistent with available scientific data, including the research used for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans – or even with WHO’s own nutritional guidance,” said Connie Tipton, IDFA’s president and CEO….
Snowpack Melting at Record Speed
Far below average snowpack remains in much of the West, peak streamflow early in Pacific Northwest During April, western snowpack dropped at record speed, according to data from the fifth…
Agri View: El Niño Diminishing?
…SST data from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. This animation shows the evolution of water temperatures compared to average in the equatorial Pacific Ocean from mid-November 2015 through early February 2016….
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…tools, technologies and new partnerships to manage their investments against these risks. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture was there to offer cutting-edge research and data to guide them. Working…
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…in the crop protection, agricultural production and processing, precision agriculture, and information and data management sectors. “This fund is unique among other licensed RBICs in that it has broad support…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
The 2015 Almond Acreage Report was released, showing the continued increase of almond trees in the state. However, some of the detailed data shows a subtle new trend in reducing…









