U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmers are still more likely to be male, and there’s a growing gap between age and experience.
he number of U.S. farms that are either very big or pretty small probably grew during a period when agriculture incomes fell 22 percent, pressuring mid-sized growers whose debt skyrocketed.
Today USDA released 6.4 million new data point about America’s farms and producers.
USDA will release the 2017 Census of Agriculture on Thursday, April 11. Ahead of the data release, take a look at some key data sets from the 2012 edition.
Major global trade changes for 2018/19 include higher projected corn exports for Brazil, Argentina, the EU, and Ukraine with a partially offsetting reduction for the United States.
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on Tuesday announced the agency had found a loophole to continue funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for one more month.
Hope for averting a partial government shutdown dissipated Thursday afternoon as House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told reporters President Donald Trump would not sign a stopgap funding continuing resolution.
Southern states and the core of the Corn Belt will see the largest payments with MFP 2.0, but just how those payments were calculated remains a mystery. Jim Wiesemeyer and David Widmar explain what we know.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says passing the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement will help U.S. GDP growth rates continue to grow.