…Research Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, Foreign Agricultural Service and U.S. Census Bureau. Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons states, “This is an excellent opportunity for data users to be informed…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
…questionnaires distributed by USDA-NASS, with consecutive telephone and field follow-up. To arrive at the estimated almond acreage, USDA-NASS compares its almond acreage database with the 2017 Census of Agriculture, pesticide…
NASS Report Shows Vast Majority of American Farms Are Family Operations
A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that family farms are still the backbone of American agriculture. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released the 2017 Census of…
June 22 Deadline to Encourage More Cotton Eligibility for CFAP
…significant reduction. “Trade data published by U.S. Census Bureau provide indicate a decline in ELS market prices between January 2020 and April 2020. ELS cotton prices, as measured by per-pound…
Curious Trend in Cover Cropping in California
…can act as a barrier for implementing cover crops into an agricultural operation, an interesting trend was discovered when looking at the data from the 2017 census of agriculture. “In…
Connection Between Increased U.S. Hop Production and Craft Brewing
…from the U.S. Census of Agriculture and ReferenceUSA, researchers found that the number of American breweries more than quadrupled between 2007 and 2017. A report from the Brewers Association (BA)…
UCANR to Establish First-Ever California Organic Institute
…Census California is home to 3,335 certified organic farms, more than twice as many as any other state. Those organic farms make up nearly a quarter of all certified organic…
Confronting the Challenges of the Organic Sector
…people in different areas, talk about different ideas, different concepts, is just huge,” Smith noted. The 2017 Census of Agriculture showed that the number of certified organic farm operations increased…
Broadband Map Fix Will Reveal Needs
…they rely on census block data to determine which areas are covered. Census blocks are too large in rural and remote locations to accurately determine need. If even one household…
USDA/NASS Prepares for 2019 Organic Survey
…organic farming in the 2017 Census of Agriculture will receive a unique survey code. Responses can be submitted online and will be represented in the important, once-every-five-year data. The Organic…
The Changing Demographics of Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released more information from the 2017 Census of Agriculture that is broken down by race, ethnicity, and gender. The national, state,…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
… Forest Products 2,271 2,100 1,988 1,990 2,059 -9 Biofuels (ethanol & biodiesel) 1,111 859 806 987 880 -21 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Trade Data, BICO-HS10 Select Products –…
Chinese Trade Negotiations to Continue at G20 Summit
…billion of which is a result of the increased tariffs on Chinese goods. According to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, overall April 2019 exports were down more than two…
Western View: Honoring Old Bill
Steam locomotive and train sitting at Williams Depot U.S. Census Map Williams, Arizona, is a place that has always piqued my interest. It’s high up in the pines, about 30…