The 2022 Citrus Acreage Report has been released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Information presented in the report is comprised of survey data from California citrus…
USDA Announces Climate-Smart Partnership Projects
…Lead partner: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. The Soil Inventory Project Partnership for Impact and Demand: This project will build climate-smart markets, streamline field data collection and combine sample results with…
2022 Census of Agriculture Set to Open in the Coming Weeks
…“Census of Agriculture data are widely used by federal and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, extension educators, and many others to inform decisions about policy and farm programs and services…
USDA Says Farm Profits to Reach Near-Record High in 2022
…table U.S. farm sector financial indicators, 2015-22F, or see all data tables on farm income and wealth statistics. Note: In the text below, year-to-year changes in the major aggregate components…
Specialty Crop Priorities for 2023 Farm Bill
…breakthroughs, technological innovation, and data-enabled decision-making will ensure the industry is able to adapt to new and existing challenges. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet…
Weed Management Technology Survey Seeking Grower Feedback
…proposal. Cutulle explained that data obtained through the survey will help guide research efforts toward viable weed management technology that farmers are most interested in. The project also seeks to…
Almond Update: Soil Health Case Study Details Value of Cover Cropping
…be interested in this. I know a lot of times they question, ‘what will I get out of it?’ It’s really nice to show some economic data behind it.” The…
Adult Obesity Increased During First Year of COVID-19 Pandemic
If your waistline increased during the pandemic, you’re not alone. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Shane Cromer from Pixabay New data from USDA’s Economic Research…
Higher Beef Prices Could Follow Shrinking U.S. Cattle Herd
…the lower prices benefit livestock producers, U.S. government data showed on July 1 that producers had already lowered the nation’s cattle herd by approximately two percent compared to last year….
MSOB: Using Parasitoid Wasps to Combat Spotted Wing Drosophila
…by laying eggs in the pest, eventually consuming the insect once the wasp hatches. Extension entomologist and Oregon State University professor, Vaughn Walton said the preliminary data shows the wasp…
House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on Hemp
…the state’s hemp program. As a result of requirements in the 2018 Farm Bill and the USDA’s Final Rule, the hemp industry is highly regulated with intensive data collection, background…
USDA Taking Applications for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials
…generate data results for the analysis of environmental, financial, and social impacts of trials. Applications for the On-Farm Trials will be accepted through September 22. Incentive payments are awarded to…
Heat Wave Takes a Toll on UK Corn
…estimated crop stages that we have using our weather data I have never seen anything quite as bad when it comes to timing and intensity as I’m seeing for Spain…
Addressing California Red Scale in the San Joaquin Valley
…orchard and can depend on how blocks are oriented. A temperature monitoring unit can help growers with more site-specific data for the accumulation of degree days. As the season moves…