…planted acreage, which could change the data. “USDA’s June 30 acreage report indicates that for the ’22-23 crop year, farmers planted 237.8 million acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton,”…
More Than $4 Billion in ERP Payments Issued to Producers in First Six Weeks
…based on existing claim data as a means to provide speedy assistance to producers. USDA has used crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) claim data. Back in…
Independence Day Cookout Costs Significantly Higher Than Last Year
…A new American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) marketbasket survey measured the price of a 10-person Independence Day cookout at $69.68. Data for the survey was gathered by 176 volunteer shoppers…
Alarm Raised Over Potential Impact of Proposed SEC Rule
…not include location data. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has also raised concern about the proposed SEC rule and how it projects to impact dairy production. In submitted comments,…
VofV: Food Safety and Using Automation to Mitigate Risk
…Western Growers’ Food Safety Cohort, Rafael says the key for the future is to automate and add value by incorporating cameras and data analysis into the sampling: “I leapt into…
Number of U.S. Farms Continues Slow Decline
New data released Tuesday from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the number of U.S. farms continues to decline slowly. After peaking at 6.8 million farms in 1935, the number of…
Growers Frustrated with EPA Regarding Pesticide Impacts
…overly conservative and don’t use all available data, according to the farm groups. Grower groups like the American Soybean Association and the American Farm Bureau Federation are concerned the evaluations…
VofV: Space AG and the Secret to Producing More Food with Less Effort
…and data collection – but always by keeping an eye on the human impact. “Once we started thinking about not only providing a solution that increases your yield, but also…
USDA: School Foods Offer Richest Source of Dairy in Children’s Diets
…USDA’s Economic Research Service released new data showing schools are the richest source of dairy in children’s diets. The data comes from 2017-2018, for children between two and 19 years…
Extensive Study Says GMO Corn Not Harmful to Non-Target Insects
What a new study says about GMO corn. That’s the subject of today’s This Land of Ours. The largest, highest quality analysis of data ever conducted on the subject shows…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 06-02-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers Napa County officials addressing the discovery of Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer, new data on…
Organic Research Priorities for California Detailed in Latest Report
…managing weeds, pests, and diseases in organic production was also an area where California farmers expressed a substantial need. The report also includes comparative breakdowns of survey data based on…
VofV: Farmer’s Business Network and the Power of a Big Idea for Small Farmers
…out more at WGA.com. In the digital age, information is power – but data in a silo can’t reach its full potential to create prosperity. Enter Farmer’s Business Network, a…
Cybersecurity on the Farm
The importance of cybersecurity on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Recent incidents with grain elevators getting hacked and companies having data held hostage calls for…