…every five years–impact everything from production practices, farming technologies, and broadband expansion. The data are used by farmers, ranchers, trade associations, researchers, policymakers, and many others to help make decisions…
Red Meat Production Sets December Record
American red meat production totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December of 2017, up slightly from December of the previous year. For the calendar year 2017, commercial red meat production was…
Agri View: Chill Hours and Peach Tree Production
Everett Griner talks about chill hours and weather needs for good peach tree production in today’s Agri View. I have heard the term chill hours all of my life. It…
North Coast Wildfires Less Impactful to Ag Than Early Reports
…fires resulted in 38 fatalities and the destruction of 5,300 homes. Initial reports were estimating catastrophic losses to the wine industry, however, 99.5 percent of the total wine grape crop…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…to educate producers at every scale of production, in order to begin a global and comprehensive transition to climate-smart farming.” Emma Jobson, a Ph.D. student studying Plant Genetics at Montana…
California Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 12 Million Tons in 2018
…increase of 4.3 percent from what was reported under contract in the August 2017 California processing Tomato Report. Processors estimate that the contracted production for 2018 will come from 240,000…
NBB Celebrates 25 years of Biodiesel
…representative told attendees during the event, after noting that the U.S. went from zero to three billion gallons of biodiesel production in 25 years, that “we are at the tipping…
Ag Broadband Coalition Hails Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act
…Congressmen Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa), will help to facilitate the deployment of broadband internet across rural America – including ranchland and cropland, where broadband connectivity is increasingly…
American Meat Supply Largest on Record
…in meat production. Beef production is expected to increase more than six percent, pork production is anticipated to rise more than five percent, and chicken is projected to increase by…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…out USDA’s 2018 Farm Bill and Legislative Principles. Download USDA’s 2018 Farm Bill and Legislative Principles (PDF, 416 KB) USDA’s 2018 Farm Bill and Legislative Principles: FARM PRODUCTION & CONSERVATION…
Classic Lunch Favorite Creamy or Nutty
…Two tablespoons are about 180 calories. In the United States ten states supply 99% of the peanut crop. Georgia is #1, followed by Texas, Alabama and Florida. I’m Cathy Isom……
Study: Killing NAFTA Kills Manufacturing, Agriculture Jobs
…The report finds that most of the job losses would affect workers holding lower-skilled occupations, including production workers in manufacturing and agriculture and lower-wage workers in services industries. The report…
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…with import controls, core nutrition programs and crop insurance. Some speculate that the brief government shutdown harms efforts to pass future legislation later this year, including the next farm bill….
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…below the cost of production. Farm bill legislation in 2018 must strengthen the safety net so that farmers and ranchers can manage risk, stay in business and continue to feed…