…been able to engage in the necessary data collection and analysis over the past few weeks. NASS is assessing its data collection plans and evaluating the timing of upcoming reports….
Data Collection for USDA Crop Report
Data collection is underway for the big August USDA Crop Production Report. Gary Crawford has the story. Click to open or download audio report…
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
…activities. Funded projects include installation of monitoring wells, groundwater recharge investigations, data gathering and development or update of groundwater models, preparation of groundwater management plans, and other programs to assist…
Sec. Ross Sends Letter to Dairy Industry
…testimony on the hearing record failed to provide economic data to justify the industry’s positions, the uncertainty of the 2013 corn crop and questions about the stability of the market…
New Technology in Agriculture, Part Two
…latest uses of technology in agriculture and how it’s used for planting. He said some of the latest advances include anonymous information collection that can provide data which is then…
No-Till Cotton Production
…some significant data. “So far, what we’ve been doing is we measured and monitored how much water is lost from the soil during tillage events,” he said “Normally farmers in…
Several Factors to Blame For Bee Decline
…empirical scientific data collected over several years shows there is no singular cause for the decline, despite what other media organizations my have reported. The study by the USDA and…
Ag Data Conference Commitments
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the Open Data Ag Conference happening this week in Washington D.C. Gary Crawford tells us it ended with some friendly commitments. Click…
G8 Nations to Share Agriculture Data
At a special international conference in Washington, D.C., the G8 nations will be committing to share their agricultural data with the world and go one step further. Gary Crawford explains….
USAID Officials Join G-8 Ag Data Conference
…and accessible data sets. Innovators will present solutions that demonstrate the potential impact of sharing data. G-8 and African countries will devise action plans to open additional food security data…
USDA Spring Planting Intentions Report
USDA will release a report on planting intentions on March 28th, but the data in that report will come from farmers over the next two weeks. Gary Crawford reports. Click…
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Reaction to EPA Info Release
…on these grounds, but NCBA has learned that the agency still intends to use this gathered data to create a national searchable database of livestock operations. EPA’s current action proves…
National Pork Producers Council Reaction to EPA Info Release
…information on U.S. hog farmers and on other livestock and poultry farmers and, possibly, business-confidential data on their farms. EPA in early February released raw data from farms in 30…
Census of Agriculture Forms Due Soon
…better decisions about farm safety net programs and policies. The census collects detailed data covering nearly every facet of U.S. agriculture. It looks at land use and ownership, production practices,…