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The USDA is looking to farmers for input on improving data collection. This could really change how market information is reported and used.

The future of dairy is here, and it looks smart. Let’s chat about who’s leading the charge in precision agriculture.

Rural America is showing us how to keep debt low and stability high. This year’s USDA report might just change how we view our finances.

The latest USDA report reveals that small towns are attracting new residents at a surprising rate, thanks to a renewed interest in nature and recreation.

USDA layoffs and office consolidations are raising bipartisan concern in Congress.  Staffing levels could be pared by nearly 10% starting by early May, with the remaining staff relocated to three hubs around the country.  That’s according to briefed USDA officials, who are cited in a report by Government Executive, a government business news daily.   The layoffs and ...

ERS is forecasting inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income, better known as gross cash income minus cash expenses, to increase by $30.6 billion from 2024 to $193.7 billion in 2025.  U.S. net farm income, a broader measure of farm sector profitability, is forecast to increase by $37.7 billion...

The USDA released new farm income forecast numbers, and while they're not drastically different from previous reports this year, they seem to take on more meaning the closer we get to the end of the calendar year.  Carrie Litkowski, senior economist with USDA Economic Research Service, said farm income is on the decline.  ...

In a typical year, American farmers can expect to pay more than the year before for production expenses.  But the USDA's new farm income forecast is a bit of a surprise.  A forecast for lower production expenses.   ERS’ Spiro Stefano said prices that farmers are getting for many of their crops continue to fall.  The USDA is projecting a 12%...

USDA's New farm income forecast for this year has U.S. farmers making a lot less money than last year.   “Net cash farm income for 2024 is forecast at $154 billion, which is about a 7.2% drop from 2023," said Spiro Stefano  who runs USDA's Economic Research Service.  He noted that crop...

USDA's annual look at household food security in our nation reveals that in 2023, food insecurity among American households increased from 12.8% to 13.5%.   “Very low food security, a more severe form of food insecurity, was unchanged," noted economic researcher Matthew Rabbit.   R...