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The Farm Service Agency just rolled out mapping technology, making it easier for producers to report land.

Farmers across the country now have a new way to report their acreage, thanks to a USDA rollout that just hit every county office nationwide.

A USDA pilot program is replacing paper-heavy acreage reporting with digital and geospatial tools in counties across 12 states, just ahead of the July 15 spring crop filing deadline.

The Washington Winegrowers Association, Washington State Wine Commission and Washington Wine Institute are again working together on an industry-wide winegrape acreage report.

Farmers are typically an optimistic bunch, but unfortunately, many things that control their success or failure are beyond their control.  For example, the health of the U.S. and foreign economies has a direct impact on what farmers can do year in and year out.  Chris V...

Over the next several weeks, NASS will conduct its June Agricultural Survey.  The agency said they will contact nearly 92,000 producers across the nation to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1st.     “The June Agricultural Survey is one of the most important and well-known surveys NASS conducts,” said NASS Administrator Joe Parsons. “When producers respond to the surv...

Shellfish growers who suffer losses from a qualifying natural disaster event may be eligible for assistance through the Farm Service Agency.

NASS announced Tuesday the agency will review all available acreage data for select crops.  The agency said it will review planted and harvested acreage for chickpeas, corn, cotton, dry edible peas, lentils, peanuts, rice, sorghum, soybeans, and sugarbeets, in preparation for the September Crop Production report.  The rev...

While much of the attention of the 2021 growing season has been on the drought and record heat of this summer, the Idaho Potato Commission is still trying to adjust to the problems left behind by 2020. Frank Muir, Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Commission said while some progress is being made to regain market share, a lot of work remains ...

According to the latest Acreage Report, hay production is expected to be down again this year. When it comes to alfalfa hay, NASS' Lance Honig said, "16.1 million acres expected to be harvested this year. It's down 0.7% from what was actually harvested last year ...