…practical for other types of nuts, such as pistachios, according to Pan. Read more about this research in the August 2017 issue of AgResearch magazine. by USDA Agricultural Research Service…
Farm Machinery Stocks Drop After USDA Reports
Last week’s Department of Agriculture crop reports sent stocks of farm machinery companies lower. USDA on Thursday reported higher than expected crop yields in the August round of crop reports,…
August USDA WASDE Report Released
Wheat: Projected 2017/18 U.S. wheat supplies are decreased this month on lower production, down 21 million bushels to just over 1.7 billion bushels. The August NASS production forecasts for durum…
USDA Calls for Nominations for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations to fill vacancies expiring in 2017 on the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). FVIAC, administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service,…
USDA Reports Preview
The August World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates will include the first USDA yield estimates of the season. The August report has historically pushed the markets up or down significantly….
National Potato Council on Continued Mexican Potato Ban
…Experts from Mexico, USDA, as well as third-party experts, have all reviewed the impacts of importing fresh American potatoes into the entire Mexican countryside. The plant health authority has published…
Almond Producers Top Users of Pollination Services
…area or pay beekeepers to provide honey bees or other managed bees, such as the blue orchard bee. In 2016, U.S. farmers paid $354 million for pollination services. USDA says…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
…would have recognized Mexico as a low-risk classical swine fever region. Since USDA’s original proposal, Mexico has asked for enhanced evaluations by USDA. With results from the most recent site…
USDA NASS: Cropland Values Stable
An annual report by the Department of Agriculture shows cropland values have remained stable this year. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Land Values 2017 Summary shows a slight increase…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
U.S. pork and beef exports continued to trend above year-ago levels in June, capping a very strong first half of the year. According to statistics released by USDA and compiled…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program, authorized by the 2014…
Pick and Store Your Green Beans
…its best to keep them in the refrigerator. That’s Laura Popielski with USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. She also recommends that you: Cover them in a loose, plastic bag. And you…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
…ranchers at a major disadvantage. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson highlighted the importance of the USDA enforcing those standards in a letter sent to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. Johnson…
Farmland Values Unclear in the Future
…increase in farmland value for Iowa and Wisconsin, respectively, from April of 2016 to this past April. That’s the first year-over-year increase for Iowa in four years. USDA’s recent Land…