…commodities (see the ERS data product, International Agricultural Productivity, Growth in Global Agricultural Productivity: An Update (Amber Waves magazine, November 2013), and Accelerating Productivity Growth Offsets Decline in Resource Expansion…
USDA Microloans Help Purchase Land and Improve Property
…equipment, and living expenses since 2013. Seventy percent of loans have gone to new farmers. Now, microloans will be available to also help with farm land and building purchases, and…
Agri View: Biofuel Big Business
…analysis include: GM started approving the use of E15 with its MY 2012 vehicles, while Ford joined a year later with its MY 2013 vehicles. More than 45 percent of…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…in specialty crop receipts in 2015, while final farm income for 2014 was revised upward by $1.9 billion since August and $13.5 billion since February. Today’s estimates also indicate that…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…Director Sabrina Hill. Krysta Harden Krysta Harden was sworn in as the Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on August 12, 2013 after unanimous confirmation by the…
Agri View: COOL Labeling
…Part 65) went into effect on March 16, 2009. AMS is responsible for administration and enforcement of COOL. FAQs: Repeal of COOL Requirements for Beef and Pork (pdf) May 2013…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…cara cara and blood orange varieties. California’s grapefruit production is down 1 percent from the 2013-14 season, but lemon production is up 9 percent, USDA crop analysts found. Tangerine and…
Town Hall Meeting With Tom Vilsack and Bob Stallman Focuses on Farm Policy
…facing farmers and ranchers, to the benefit of American agriculture and consumers alike.” In his opening remarks Vilsack thanked Farm Bureau members for their help in securing the 2014 farm…
Agri View: Avian Flu Recovery
Everett Griner talks about H5N2 avian flu losses in recovery in today’s Agri View. Avian Flu Recovery From: USDA.gov Avian Influenza Since December 2014, USDA has confirmed several cases of…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…2013, outlined the priority investments for the auction proceeds for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. These priority investments range from high-speed rail, to energy efficiency retrofits, to agricultural management (including…
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
For college students, soon-to-be college students and parents hoping for a good return on their investment in tuition, the study of agriculture may be worth looking into. Cathy Isom tells…
Peanut Pileup
…report announced that total peanut production by U-S farmers in 2015 is expected to surpass that of 2014 by almost a billion pounds. Peanut Pileup From: Florida Peanut Producer Association…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…of its 2 million AF capacity, 30 percent of normal for the date. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a drought State of Emergency on January 17, 2014 and directed…
Andy Grammer Teams with Feeding America
…Andy Grammer attends Feeding America Hosts Bi-Coastal Celebrity Volunteer Event at Harlem Community Kitchen on December 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Feeding America)…