…Snow Conference and Weather Modification Association. Taylor told The Capital Press that many farmers are initially shocked when he shares his data with them “but when you explain it to…
USDA to Hold Expert Panel Meeting on Publication of Farm Operator Demographics
…publication of 2017 Census of Agriculture farm operator demographic data including: What demographic data will NASS publish on persons involved in making decisions for the farm or ranch operation? What…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…arrive at the estimated grape acreage, the grape acreage data base was compared with data provided from the pesticide application data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and the Department of…
Certified Organic Operations Shows Continued Growth
…through the Organic Integrity Database of certified operations maintained by USDA-accredited certifying agents. Launched in 2015, the database discourages fraud by providing more accurate and timely information about operations certified…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Updated Drug Residue Manual
…The 2017 edition now identifies drugs subject to the newly implemented Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), and contains updated industry data on the declining presence of antibiotic residues found in milk….
Bee “Bed and Breakfast” Gets Helping Hand from Science
…one larva as well as a pollen ball and nectar for nourishment. Cane hopes to acquire more data about the bee’s soil-moisture needs so that alfalfa growers can better manage…
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…Area. Among previously funded projects, The Sustainable Corn.org project gathered data from 35 field sites and thousands of farmers in nine Midwestern states to create resources that ensure productivity under…
Agri View: Autonomous Tractors
…moving obstacles Seamlessly fit into current fleets Future concepts will automatically respond to weather data Real-time monitoring and interaction Autonomously provides true 24 hour working Make the most of short…
U.S. Tractor Sales Up in March
…March compared to one year ago, and sales of farm tractors under 40HP and 40-100HP were also up for the month. Click here to view the latest market data from…
Earth Day Adoption
…NASA’s fleet of 18 Earth science missions in space is supported by aircraft, ships, ground observations and data from satellites operated by other space agencies. Read more About the Data….
USDA Announces $150.2 Million in Funding through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
…data to synthesize new knowledge, to make predictive decisions, and to foster data-driven innovation in agriculture. This new focus area aligns with NIFA’s Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics and Tools (FACT)…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…this demand that emerged several years ago by making multi-million-dollar plant investments and expanding production and export volumes of these milk proteins. USDA trade data reveals that in 2010 U.S….
USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor
Data by the Department of Agriculture shows agriculture and agriculture-related industries contributed $992 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2015, a 5.5-percent share, the most recent USDA statistics.The…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…cropland data for the 180 counties where 199 grain ethanol plants were located in 2016. We relied on data that is mandatorily reported every five years by the farmers and…