…and ranch customers as the ag economy takes a turn,” said Brittany Kleinpaste, ABA’s director of economic policy and research. “Banks hold nearly half of all farm loans and will…
Soil Health Partnership Urges Farmers to Take USDA Survey
…Survey. In its fifth year, the survey helps the USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program understand why farmers choose to use cover crops, or the reasons that they…
Organic Wine Study-Price or Taste?
…specifically examined wine consumed from the Tuscany region of Italy. But the student’s adviser said the research findings likely apply to any organically produced wine. For the study, researchers collected…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
Looking ahead to the second and third quarter of 2017, Rabobank says pork export projections look favorable for the industry. Rabobank Research Food and Agribusiness analysts find that a stable…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…and research at ABA. “Agricultural lending requires specific knowledge, making it difficult to identify and recruit potential new lenders. Opportunities to educate and inspire the rising workforce are vital to…
Saving Costs with Cover Crops
…to rise. Read more about this research in the May 2017 issue of AgResearch. Share this Post From Fresno Legend to Propane Pioneer: Lance Shebelut on Farming Smarter February 24,…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
by Jayson Beckman, Ron Sands, Anne Riddle, Tani Lee, and Jacob M. Walloga USDA Economic Research Service What is the Issue? An increasing world population and a shift in global…
4-H Calls Alumni and Friends to Join its New Network
…the Peace Corps, received a federal appointment from President Obama and now leads the statewide research and outreach arm of UC. The National 4-H program, which currently empowers nearly 6…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Edward Buckler is the first person to receive the National Academy of Science’s (NAS) Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences. Buckler will be recognized for…
USDA Seeks Nominees for American Egg Board
…an egg research and promotion program authorized by the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act of 1974. Terms on the Board are staggered so that half of the membership is…
Farmers Share of the Food Dollar is Still Low
…dollar. The food dollar series for the USDA’s Economic Research Service measures annual spending by consumers on domestically produced food. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Share…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
by Nicholas Rada, William Liefert, and Olga Liefert, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Russia’s agricultural output fell during the country’s transition from a planned to a market…
USDA Seeks Nominees for Christmas Tree Promotion Board
…the establishment of 22 research and promotion boards that are industry-funded and empower agricultural industries with a framework to pool resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…programs in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences. NIFA investments also help upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment necessary to conduct tropical and subtropical agricultural research…