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According to the most recent edition of the USDA's America's Diverse Family Farms report, 98% of U.S. farms are family farms, and they account for 87% of farm production.  USDA Researcher Chris Burns added small farms make up 89% of the total farm count, and operate half the farmland in the U.S.  ...

Forecasted prices for beef in 2018 has dropped significantly according to reports by the USDA.   Outlook Board Chair Seth Meyer called it a intertemporaral shift.   “Moving a little cattle of the end of 2017 and moving them into 2018 on a slower pace of marketing.”   Meyer...

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the numbers for winter wheat production and prices for June 1st comparing this year and last.   Dramatic declines in both production and price with Idaho, Oregon and Washington seeing acres harvested and total production in 2017 when compared to 2016. That decl...

All three Northwest states saw increases in hay production last year according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.   The largest increase in alfalfa hay production came from Oregon which jumped production by 420,000 tons. Idaho and...

As you might expect, rising dairy prices has inspired an uptick in expected production for 2017.   USDA Outlook Board Chair Seth Meyer said they added more production to their 2017 forecasts in the most recent look, and it’s not all about price.   “...

The annual release of the USDA’s look at individual counties and their small grain yields is out.   In Oregon, Umatilla County remained the largest producer of winter wheat, more than doubling Sherman County, while also seeing an increase in production.   I...