A recent Department of Agriculture report shows that millennials prefer fruits and vegetables over grains and meats. The USDA report analyzed food-buying data by generation. Agri-Pulse reports that millennials spend…
United States Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…an accurate measurement of the U.S. swine industry, NASS surveyed over 9,200 operators across the nation during the first half of December. The data collected were received by electronic data…
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research Achievements
…2017 added information on nearly 140,000 food items to the Branded Food Products Database, which is managed by scientists at the ARS Nutrient Data Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland. This database…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
…in 2017 to serve U.S. agriculture with customer- and data-driven improvements. Among these enhancements are changes to the every-five-year census of agriculture, which officially launched at the end of November…
Global Drought Severity Index Launched
…severity index. Relying on data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission, called GRACE, the index adds groundwater storage to drought assessments, augmenting commonly used tools most often based…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…more than 700 projects focused on providing farmers and ranchers new techniques, data and decision-making tools for improving natural resources conservation on their land. Projects included: The National Association of…
Bringing Space Technology to Water Needs in California Vineyards
ARS scientists are saving water in California’s vineyards by using satellite data and computer models to better manage water resources. Bill Kustas and Martha Anderson are fine-tuning computer models at…
National Produce Consumption Still Significantly Low
…of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. The data indicated that only nine percent of adults are eating the recommended two to three cups of vegetables per day. The…
Coalition Wants Injunction Against CA Glyphosate-Label Requirement
…which declared glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. The IARC members concealed and distorted data that showed glyphosate is a safe product. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA to Revisit Standard for Beef Carcass Grades
…Uden says the updates to the beef standards will improve accuracy by basing carcass quality grades on the most current scientific data available. Following a petition led by NCBA, USDA’s…
Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
…weather data and crop response to applied nutrients,” Kenyon said, “based on those factors, it’s modeled crop responses and predicts yield based on application.” While the models were based on…
Grant Funding Study on Consumers Willingness to Pay for Animal Ag Practices
…products that vary in price and other attributes, such as production practices (cage-free, pasture-raised, slow growth, conventionally raised), labeling claims, packaging, product color and appearance. “Shoppers suffering from data fatigue…
Historical Influx of Young Farmers into the Industry
…with 75 percent being first-generation farmers. The data was collected with the assistance of 94 partner organizations and consists of information from more than three thousand young and aspiring farmers…
USDA Delays the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture
…had planned to collect data in Puerto Rico along with the rest of the United States beginning in December 2017. A delay of the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture is…