Global food prices rose during October. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says its food price index climbed 1.2 points over the September totals to 172.6. Pro…
Farm Sector Financial Stress Still Climbing
…capital means more borrowers run the risk of becoming highly leveraged while trying to sustain their operations. Weakness in the farm economy also led to a decline in farmland values….
‘One Health’ Antibiotic Awareness
…month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) observes the 20th anniversary of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), along with World Antibiotic Awareness Week and…
Mushroom Council Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed three members to serve on the Mushroom Council. The appointees will serve 3-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017, and ending on Dec. 31, 2019. Reappointed…
Pesticide Data Program Summary Released
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published the 2015 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The 2015 PDP Annual Summary shows more than 99 percent of…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is surveying 16,000 farmers and ranchers across the country through February 2017 about their conservation and production practices on…
The Western View: Big Data Part 2
…wcngbigdata In Agriculture, Big Data is broken down into three main areas. There’s Agronomic Data, which includes information about activities and conditions in the field. It can be used to…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…agriculture and how USDA is working to reduce greenhouse gases. For more information, visit Chapter 5 of https://medium.com/usda-results USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports…
Motor Fuel Choices
…is just one important piece of a broader national effort to expand our ethanol infrastructure throughout our country.” Acting Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse at a Sheets convenience store/gas…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Dairy Prices
…also says farmers are using risk management tools to take some of the bumps out of the road, including futures contracts, contracting with their local co-ops to even out the…
New Administration May Benefit Seed Industry
…affect agriculture overall with the seed industry included. With a new administration, there’s obviously a massive change-over within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and all of…
Duvall Comments on Election Results
Duvall “The American Farm Bureau Federation congratulates President-elect Trump on his election, as well as those candidates elected to serve during the 115th Congress. The important issues facing American agriculture…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…that has value to agriculture. The Berkeley lab is an example of our lengthy and fruitful partnership with the University of California, which touches on many aspects of agriculture. During…
California Citrus Carry Over from October Forecast
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