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How ‘Eco’ is Friendly to Agriculture and Food Systems
Grass and cotton fields in the Texas High Plains study. Credit: Vivien Allen (Texas Tech University). This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as...
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Agricultural Weather and Drought Update – 9/19/12
U.S. Pasture and Range Conditions as of September 16, 2012. Click to enlarge image. The 2012 summer crop season is quickly winding down. By mid-September, more than three-quarters (76%) of the U.S....
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Agricultural Weather and Drought Update – 9/26/12
U.S Winter Wheat Progress - Percent Planted as of September 23, 2012 Visit www.usda.gov/drought for the latest information regarding USDA’s Drought Disaster response and assistance. Based on data since...
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Agricultural Weather and Drought Update – 10/3/12
U.S. Winter Wheat Progress - Percent emerged September 30, 2012. Click to enlarge image. Based on data since 1995, U.S. corn and soybean harvests are proceeding at a record pace. By September 30,...
View ArticleOrganic Agriculture Spreads its Wings Coast-to-Coast
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research profile. Organic agriculture is...
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Agricultural Weather and Drought Update – 10/17/12
U.S. Winter Wheat Progress, October 14, 2012. (Click to enlarge image.) Visit www.usda.gov/drought for the latest information regarding USDA’s Drought Disaster response and assistance. According to the...
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2012 Census of Agriculture Provides Producers Thanks and Hope this Holiday
Nearing the end of cranberry harvest in New Jersey, one week prior to Hurricane Sandy. As our nation’s farm families gather this Thanksgiving to count their many blessings and reflect on this year’s...
View ArticleYear-End Statistics Critical to Farm Disaster and Insurance Programs for...
This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research profile. At the end of the year,...
View Article‘Tis the Season to be Counted: U.S. Farmers Give the Gift that Keeps Giving...
The end of December is typically marked by people returning holiday gifts that don’t fit or aren’t quite right. But this year, farmers and ranchers across the country can give themselves a gift that...
View ArticleAg Census Demonstrates Value of Agriculture, Data Critical for Programs and...
Today, farmers and ranchers have less than three weeks to return their Census of Agriculture – and at USDA, we hope that everyone who can get their response back to us as soon as possible. Currently...
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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue – Some Valentine Stats Pulled Just for You
Infographic (click to see larger version) highlighting Valentine’s Day stats and figures. It’s February 14th and love is in the air. This year more than half of us – nearly 60 percent according to the...
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International Year of Statistics: The Uses and Impacts of Agricultural...
This post is part of the Science Today feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. While it may not be...
View ArticleGrowers’ Input Shapes 2013 Growing Season
A statistician’s work is never done. Just as we are starting to wrap up data collection for the 2012 Census of Agriculture, interviewers representing the National Agricultural Statistics Service...
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How Corned Beef and Cabbage Became a Holiday Staple
Infographic highlighting the history, anatomy and market of corned beef & cabbage. Click to enlarge image. For most of us in the U.S., corned beef and cabbage is synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day....
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Surveying America’s Farmers Online – An Innovation in Collecting Ag Stats
NASS’ Donald Buysse demonstrates the newly updated EDR to complete the Census of Agriculture survey online. This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each...
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A Statistician’s Work is Never Done
Barbara Rater visited the Republic of Georgia to assist with Georgian Census of Agriculture. This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we...
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USDA and Community-Based Organizations Partner for Ag Census
For a decade, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and community-based organizations (CBOs) have placed a high priority on improving the coverage and response of minority and hard-to-reach...
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Rain, Snow or Shine – Spring Foods Are Here!
Spring foods infographic (click for larger version) with more facts, figures and food safety tips. Although in some parts of the country record snow fall and colder temperatures have masked it—spring...
View ArticleOpen Agricultural Data at Your Fingertips
Yesterday, Secretary Vilsack officially launched the U.S. Government’s new Food, Agriculture and Rural virtual community on Data.gov. This will serve as a single access point for our related datasets,...
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Bringing Ag Data to Life through Satellite Imagery
Rick Mueller, Spatial Analysis Research Section Head, National Agricultural Statistics Service This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we...
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