…different attributes. Where we ended up about a year ago was our monitoring data didn’t match the modeling data the EPA was conducting,” Hall said. “From that point on we…
Small Drone Rules Set to Take Effect
…Manager of the UAS Safety, Data Management, and Flight Operations sections in the UAS Integration Office participated in a conference call and gave more detail about the rules and what…
Schneider Electric SE Mulling Sale of DTN
Bloomberg reports power-equipment maker Schneider Electric SE is weighing a sale of agriculture news and data service DTN. The price tag could be an estimated $1.5 billion, according to sources…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
…that value so they can harvest the rewards from providing big data. Western View Just what is your farm’s agricultural big data? It’s the accumulation of information of anything affecting…
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey Coming Soon
…This important quarterly survey will gather detailed data on market hog and breeding stock inventories as well as farrowing intentions. “The data gathered allow NASS to accurately measure and report…
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
…which collects data on farmworkers and wages paid when it collects unemployment insurance taxes from employers. The results of the 2014 analysis are compared with previous analyses of farm employment…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
…California agriculture and it is crucial for us to have accurate data about this key sector of the economy,” said NASS Pacific Regional Director, Chris Messer. “We will contact more…
August Dairy Market Report
June and July data and statistics from the Agriculture Department have painted an increasingly compelling picture of a slow but steady recovery in U.S. dairy markets. The national average all-milk…
U.S. Beef Gaining Market Share in Japan
…News US beef exporters continue to gain market share as they battle with Australia for dominance in Japan, despite the favorable tariffs enjoyed by Australia’s producers, according to trade data….
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…Tourte and Mark Bolda and Karen Klonsky, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension economics specialist, review economic data on the berry sector — blackberries and raspberries as well as strawberries — in…
2017 Forecasted to Bring some Relief from Record Heat
…half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data. Each of the first six months of 2016 set a record as the warmest respective month globally…
Meeting Emissions Goals
…accelerating compliance timelines from those originally proposed and refining emissions modeling based on industry data,” he said. “However, while the potential for real cost savings and environmental benefits under this…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…safety, all crop protection tools are at risk, he explained. “The cornerstone of our regulatory process must continue to be the best science and data. The credibility of the Agency…
Got wild pigs?
…and record feral pig damage. Baldwin “Rangeland managers and farmers can enter data into the app from the field so that we can estimate the land area and economic impacts…