…data collection began in October 2015. Figure 2. Index of Current Conditions and Index of Future Expectations, October 2015 to April 2017. The barometer’s two sub-indices, the Index of Current…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…recent literature on tropical deforestation and reports the immediate post-conversion land-use change attributable, by remote sensing or other direct study, to forest-risk products. ERS then uses bilateral international trade data…
Western View: Is Global Warming Real?
…support global warming. He says that new data from NASA satellites show that the Earth’s polar ice caps have not receded. Taylor also indicates that the reference point for measuring…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…to manage the mountain of data such work generates, he created software packages and algorithms that automate the screening and analysis of the genetic diversity. This makes it possible for…
Farm Bureau Applauds Regulatory Accountability Act
…they are developed. When agencies use economic or scientific data, those facts and figures should be available for everyone to evaluate. When agencies decide on regulatory requirements, they should not…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
…almond acreage data base was compared with pesticide application data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. In addition, NASS looked at data collected on…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…Monitoring System, along with the National Agricultural Statistics Service, is conducting a new data collection and reporting effort that will focus on antimicrobial use and stewardship practices on swine nursery…
2017 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecturer Renews Call for Excellence in Nutrition Research
…the quality of data that nutrition research is generating, especially data used for formulating nutrition guidelines and recommendations. While calling on industry to provide more support for research, Bier has…
Sonny Perdue Sworn in as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
…an unapologetic advocate for American agriculture. Under Secretary Perdue, the USDA will always be facts-based and data-driven, with a decision-making mindset that is customer-focused. He will seek solutions to problems…
RFA to EPA: Keep the RFS on Track in 2018
…and blenders have upped their inclusion of ethanol in U.S. gasoline, with average blend rates hitting a record weekly level of 10.4% in mid-January,” Dinneen wrote. Recent analysis of data…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Environmental Stewardship Reference Manual to Celebrate Earth Day
…helps producers expand their sustainability efforts by using a limited amount of data about their farm. The module is based on a life-cycle assessment (LCA) of fluid milk conducted by…
Idaho Researcher: Farmers Benefit from Drought
…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…