…Survey Data and Modeling” was developed by USDA’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). It found significant gains for soil health and soil carbon storage, while also identifying areas where additional…
Current USDA Organic Survey Open Until April 4
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the middle of the 2021 Organic Survey. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be collecting data from organic farmers and ranchers through…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 03-03-22
…solutions in the fresh produce industry, and data from the latest snow survey suggests a third year of drought conditions. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews,…
State of Organic Produce Report Details Notable Industry Growth in 2021
The second annual State of Organic Produce report was recently released by the Organic Produce Network (OPN). Working with strategic data analysis and insights company Category Partners, OPN provides a…
Hive Grading, Should you Be Doing it?
…water or crop protection, they should also collect data on their hives. In this report, Symes explains what hive grading is and its role in having successful pollination. Hive Grading,…
Farm Groups Oppose Court’s Grey Wolf Decision
…recovery in the U.S.” According to the statement, data shows the gray wolf population is recovered and no longer meets the requirements for a listing. Since being listed under the…
Technology that Could be Key in Helping Dairy Farmers
…data from the convenience of a mobile app. MUN is a nitrogen-containing compound. When it leaves the body in urine, it eventually ends up as ammonia, and Ammonia can impact…
Crop Rotation Calculator Demonstration at Upcoming Rice Meeting
…research and will offer a chance to learn more about a decision-support tool currently being developed. The tool incorporates grower data about the economics of switching to crops such as…
Organic Produce Sales Over $9 Billion For First Time in 2021
…Report, organic value grew by 5.5 percent over 2020 figures. The report was compiled by the Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Category Partners using Nielsen retail scan data. Organic fresh…
Pesticide Levels in Food Found to Be Low Once Again in Latest Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has once again shown that pesticide levels on food remain low. USDA’s Pesticide Data Program (PDP) has found that 99 percent of food products…
Meat Prices Inquiry by House Oversight Subcommittee
…that the high prices feeding these outsized profits are explained by higher input costs, earnings data tell a different story,” Chairman Krishnamoorthi wrote. “I am deeply concerned that meat processing…
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…transparency, EPA Region 6 will make this data available to the public. EPA will also invest more than $600,000 to procure mobile air pollution monitoring equipment and will be deploying…
EPA Seeks Comment on Revisions to Pesticide Crop Groupings
…for crop groups based on data from a representative set of crops. Comments on the revisions must be received on or before March 11. The crop grouping parameters would be…
Pesticide Registration Topic of Call Between Senators, EPA Administrator
…to be adversely affected. Growers have sought to provide the agency with better, real-world data sources, including in comments on the draft BEs—comments that EPA opted not to incorporate into…