…expected increased farrowing and continued gains in sow productivity. Higher broiler and egg production reflects expanded production in response to moderate feed prices and relatively strong 2017 prices. Read more…
Rabobank Finds Pork Export Market Projections Favorable
…to the highest bidder globally. Productivity, volume, and price of an increasingly ‘lean’ product were the key variables. This resulted in an interchangeable commodity product and growing competition. This traditional…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…available for forests. ERS researchers constructed a scenario similar to the baseline, except with zero growth in agricultural productivity from 2014 to 2020. With agricultural productivity gains excluded, in 2020,…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
…stemmed from the adoption of new technologies and processes that boosted total factor productivity (TFP)? TFP is the ratio of total output to total aggregate inputs and is a more…
More Farmers Considering Drone Use
…next few years. The forecast says the use of drones brings transparency to agriculture, along with improved efficiently and higher productivity. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
$6.3 Million in Funding Available for Resilient Agroecosystems-July 13 Deadline
…management. Projects may investigate the consequences of land-use changes, such as increased productivity, greenhouse gas emissions and/or other climate feedbacks. Projects may look at how agricultural and forestry systems responds…
AG Sessions Says Deportation to Focus on Felons, not Farm Workers
…not farmworkers.” He points out that much of our agricultural productivity is owed to the hard work of foreigners, in particular, the harvesting of our nutritious fruits and vegetables. With…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…health and productivity of lands. Participants with existing contracts that will expire this year can access the benefits of the recent program changes through an option to renew their contracts…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $1.9 million in funding for research and development to improve the agricultural productivity,…
Crop Rotation
…In other words, moving those fruit and veggie crops around, rather than planting them in the same location year after year. Doing so will promote healthier soil and higher productivity,…
Funding to Support Research on Sustainable Water Use
…Challenge Area (WFPS) is to sustainably increase agricultural productivity and availability of safe and nutritious food while significantly reducing water use and preserving water quality. For Fiscal Year 2017, NIFA’s…
Consumer Groups Rally Against Rollbacks
…on the economy of $100 million or more, adjusted annually for inflation; (2) a major increase in costs or prices; (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation,…
Importance of Agricultural Research
…led to extraordinary gains in productivity over the past century. While the United States has been, and should remain, the leader in cutting-edge agricultural research, public funding for agricultural research…
Ozone Pollution Damages China Rice Production
…This causes the price of rice sold on the international market to be extremely sensitive to small changes in production. Ozone pollution and rice productivity Surface ozone refers to the…