U.S. Department of Agriculture
As most of the U.S. is still prepping for spring planting, USDA’s weekly crop progress report shares Texas growers have already planted more than half their corn acres.
USDA says farmers intend to plant 90 million acres of corn this year, which is lower than the trade expected prior to USDA’s big Prospective Plantings report.
USDA says genetic sequencing revealed the mystery illness impacting Texas dairies is the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that’s been in the U.S. The virus is carried by wild waterfowl.
“It’s hard to put yourself in growth mode when things are getting so expensive,” says Tanner Ehmke with CoBank.
USDA NASS has released the 2022 Census of Agriculture data, which revealed important information about the current state of agriculture.
On Monday, February 5 the news of Bill Northey’s passing quickly spread through the agriculture industry, of which he dedicated his professional life to serving.
Layering federal and private conservation programs has potential to add extra cash to your bottom line.
AgWeb and Trust In Food’s beta Climate-Smart Opportunity Navigator is matching producers with Climate-Smart Commodities grants tailored to their operation.
Through his work, Russell Taylor has focused on being an advocate for conservation practices in agriculture – partnering with several different organizations to change laws and draft language for the farm bill.
The Fertilizer Research Act has been introduced by three senators to require USDA to study competition and trends in the fertilizer market.
COP28’s decision to not include food and agriculture as a way to meet climate goals was influenced by a request from the G77 group of developing countries for additional review related to agriculture and food.
Despite weather concerns sprouting in Brazil, USDA didn’t make any major adjustments to the South American crop in Friday’s reports. Increased demand from China and Mexico prompted USDA to trim U.S. ending stocks.
According to USDA’s final crop progress report of the season, 96% of corn has been harvested — a 3% increase from last week.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 93% of corn has been harvested so far – an increase 5% from this time last week.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 88% of corn and 95% of soybeans have been harvested so far.
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USDA upped its corn yield estimate by nearly 2 bu. to a 174.9 bu. per acre national yield. The agency also increased its demand estimate, which softened the potential blow of such a big jump in production.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 81% of corn and 91% of soybeans have been harvested so far.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 71% of corn and 85% of soybeans have been harvested so far, which is considerably ahead of the five-year average.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 59% of corn and 76% of soybeans have been harvested so far.
The shift to El Nino brings several changes to the upcoming winter.
USDA has allocated more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through CRP. Since 2021, the CRP has witnessed a 21% increase in enrolled acres.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 45% of corn and 62% of soybeans have been harvested so far this year.
Two organizations share why we may see a decline in cash rent values in 2024.
Harvest progress on soybeans nearly doubled from last week and corn progress is ahead of the five-year average.
Nearly a quarter of corn and soybeans have been harvested for 2023.
USDA’s weekly crop progress report shows harvest progress slightly behind average for corn and soybeans.
The price rally that started in the fall of 2020 definitely attracted more corn acres in 2021. That was confirmed in USDA’s June Acreage report.
USDA looks to improve the future measure, monitoring, reporting and verification of ag climate emissions via a $300 million investment announced on Wednesday.
The biggest surprises included a 4-bu. reduction in corn yield and soybean ending stocks came in at 300 million bushels, which is 100 million bushels higher than trade estimates.
Even with rains sweeping the Northern Corn Belt last weekend, the latest drought monitor shows drought continues to spread across Illinois with D2 (Severe Drought) taking a 28-point jump in a week.