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  • USDA forecasts $4 billion in conservation program payments in 2024
    4/22/2024
    USDA forecasts $4 billion in conservation program payments in 2024
  • 2022 Census of Agriculture: Cover crop use continues to be most common in eastern United States
    4/16/2024
    2022 Census of Agriculture: Cover crop use continues to be most common in eastern United States
  • Farmland renters and owner-operators use similar levels of tillage intensity
    4/10/2024
    Farmland renters and owner-operators use similar levels of tillage intensity
  • Agriculture accounted for an estimated 10.6 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021
    2/27/2024
    Agriculture accounted for an estimated 10.6 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021
  • Emergency Relief Program payments aiding U.S. crop producers concentrated in North Dakota and Texas
    1/24/2024
    Emergency Relief Program payments aiding U.S. crop producers concentrated in North Dakota and Texas
  • Irrigated agricultural acreage has grown, shifting eastward, while western irrigated acreage has declined
    9/27/2023
    Irrigated agricultural acreage has grown, shifting eastward, while western irrigated acreage has declined
  • Organic strawberries bring growers higher prices than conventional berries
    9/26/2023
    Organic strawberries bring growers higher prices than conventional berries
  • Pennsylvania leads country in organic mushroom production
    9/19/2023
    Pennsylvania leads country in organic mushroom production
  • Irrigation water delivery organizations play important role in conveying water in the western United States
    9/5/2023
    Irrigation water delivery organizations play important role in conveying water in the western United States
  • Irrigation organizations in Pacific region more likely to trade water with other irrigation organizations
    8/21/2023
    Irrigation organizations in Pacific region more likely to trade water with other irrigation organizations
  • Federal projects provide nearly half of water conveyed by large irrigation water delivery organizations
    8/10/2023
    Federal projects provide nearly half of water conveyed by large irrigation water delivery organizations
  • Drought conditions have improved in much of the Western United States compared with the last two years
    7/19/2023
    Drought conditions have improved in much of the Western United States compared with the last two years
  • Primary role of groundwater management organizations varies
    7/12/2023
    Primary role of groundwater management organizations varies
  • Farmers spread most manure through surface applications
    7/3/2023
    Farmers spread most manure through surface applications
  • Conservation Reserve Program reaches 22 million enrolled acres in 2022
    6/14/2023
    Conservation Reserve Program reaches 22 million enrolled acres in 2022
  • Western States land area experiencing drought (percent)
    6/9/2023
    Western States land area experiencing drought (percent)
  • Alfalfa hay acreage in drought (percent)
    6/9/2023
    Alfalfa hay acreage in drought (percent)
  • Conservation Reserve Program is regionally concentrated
    6/6/2023
    Conservation Reserve Program is regionally concentrated
  • Groundwater organizations see nitrate contamination as top concern
    5/15/2023
    Groundwater organizations see nitrate contamination as top concern
  • Hurricanes in 2017 cut Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector revenue by 19 percent
    4/27/2023
    Hurricanes in 2017 cut Puerto Rico’s agricultural sector revenue by 19 percent
  • Degraded water quality, declining well capacity affect many groundwater organizations
    4/19/2023
    Degraded water quality, declining well capacity affect many groundwater organizations
  • Organic fruit acreage enrolled in the Federal Crop Insurance Program grew between 2011 and 2021
    4/17/2023
    Organic fruit acreage enrolled in the Federal Crop Insurance Program grew between 2011 and 2021
  • Share of online organic food sales tripled in recent years
    3/30/2023
    Share of online organic food sales tripled in recent years
  • Use of recycled and reclaimed water sources for irrigation varies across the United States
    3/22/2023
    Use of recycled and reclaimed water sources for irrigation varies across the United States
  • Strong growth in organic market slowed in 2021
    2/16/2023
    Strong growth in organic market slowed in 2021
  • About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations reported using rotational grazing in 2018
    12/6/2022
    About 40 percent of all cow-calf operations reported using rotational grazing in 2018
  • Cover crop mixes account for 18 to 25 percent of major commodity acreage with cover crops
    12/5/2022
    Cover crop mixes account for 18 to 25 percent of major commodity acreage with cover crops
  • Adoption of conservation tillage has increased over the past two decades on acreage planted to major U.S. cash crops
    10/25/2022
    Adoption of conservation tillage has increased over the past two decades on acreage planted to major U.S. cash crops
  • Drought conditions in Western States in summers of 2021, 2022 were the most intense in 20 years
    9/27/2022
    Drought conditions in Western States in summers of 2021, 2022 were the most intense in 20 years
  • Organic trade reaches $3.4 billion in 2021
    9/13/2022
    Organic trade reaches $3.4 billion in 2021
  • Agriculture, including electricity use, accounted for an estimated 11.2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
    7/11/2022
    Agriculture, including electricity use, accounted for an estimated 11.2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2020
  • From 2002 to 2019, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) spending increased for technical assistance to support Farm Bill program implementation
    6/6/2022
    From 2002 to 2019, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) spending increased for technical assistance to support Farm Bill program implementation
  • USDA’s NRCS is the most common source of technical assistance for crop fields with self-reported soil and water related resource concerns
    6/1/2022
    USDA’s NRCS is the most common source of technical assistance for crop fields with self-reported soil and water related resource concerns
  • More farmers are adding fall cover crops to their corn-for-grain, cotton, and soybean fields
    5/25/2022
    More farmers are adding fall cover crops to their corn-for-grain, cotton, and soybean fields
  • Farmers report at least one soil-related resource concern for about half of crop fields across most regions and across major commodity groups
    5/24/2022
    Farmers report at least one soil-related resource concern for about half of crop fields across most regions and across major commodity groups
  • USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is the most common source of technical assistance for farmers who report a soil-related resource concern
    5/24/2022
    USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is the most common source of technical assistance for farmers who report a soil-related resource concern