A platform is being introduced to the agriculture sector that is combining weather data and the availability to purchase weather risk contracts. Platform Offers Data and Risk Contracts eWeatherRisk is…
No Actions in Early 2015 Under the Feedstock Flexibility Program
…to administer the sugar program as transparently as possible using the latest available data. The next quarterly estimate regarding the Feedstock Flexibility Program will occur prior to April 1, 2015….
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…county office to see if data is available for them. This data belongs to the producer and only the producer associated with the crop insurance records will be provided this…
Census of Horticulture Arriving in Mailboxes this Winter
…source of comparable and consistent data at the national and state levels for the industry. NASS will gather information on horticultural activities conducted during 2014, including production of horticultural crops,…
USDA to Gauge Farmland Ownership and Farm Economics
…Director of the NASS Pacific Regional Field Office. “I hope all who receive TOTAL surveys will respond to help update landownership information. The data will ensure that all decisions impacting…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…best levels of coverage for their dairy operation. They can type in specific operation data and explore price projections and market scenarios to determine what level of coverage is best…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…the basis for the official USDA estimates of production and harvested acres of all major agricultural commodities in the United States and year-end grain and oilseed supplies. Data from the…
Collaboration with Federal and State Agencies, Rice Growers and Industry Further Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Trout
…Fisheries geographic locations and information from rice growers. After reviewing CDPR’s data on pesticide use and the state’s protective measures, NOAA Fisheries found that thiobencarb use on rice in California…
Women in Ag Survey: Gauging the Aspirations and Needs of Women in Agriculture
…– are invited to participate in the survey,” Gilbert emphasized. Data collected from respondents will be used to gauge trends related to the achievements of women in agriculture, including leadership…
Virus-Resistant Tomato Plant Research
Curly Top Virus-Tomato (Courtesy cdfa.gov) A tomato plant variety resistant from the curly top virus may be on the horizon. Virus-Resistant Tomato Plant Research Researchers are using data from other…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…impacts, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts limited surveys of honey production, number of colonies, price, and value of production which provide some data essential for research by…
USDA Releases New State-by-State “Made in Rural America” Report
New Data Demonstrates Obama Administration’s Record Breaking Investments in Rural America As part of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) commitment to strengthening rural economies, Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a…
USDA to Launch New Farm Bill Program to Help Provide Relief to Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…as the Agricultural Risk Coverage, the Price Loss Coverage, Supplemental Coverage Option and Stacked Income Protection Plan. USDA is now able to leverage data from the Agricultural Risk Coverage and…
Family Farmers Do More Than Feed the World
…keeping these revelations to ourselves—we’re making the data and information available to scientists all over the world in the hopes that they’ll be able to use the information to expand…