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  • 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
  • Iowa leads States in hog production
    3/13/2024
    Iowa leads States in hog production
  • Value of U.S. milk production reaches $59 billion in 2022
    1/11/2024
    Value of U.S. milk production reaches $59 billion in 2022
  • Aerial imagery remains mostly grounded on U.S. farms
    8/24/2023
    Aerial imagery remains mostly grounded on U.S. farms
  • Variable rate technology adoption is on the rise
    8/15/2023
    Variable rate technology adoption is on the rise
  • Most manure applied to corn fields is not incorporated into the soil
    7/25/2023
    Most manure applied to corn fields is not incorporated into the soil
  • Farmers mostly use manure sources from their own operations
    7/24/2023
    Farmers mostly use manure sources from their own operations
  • Manure sources vary for crops based on proximity to livestock production
    4/11/2023
    Manure sources vary for crops based on proximity to livestock production
  • Application rates of manure as a nutrient source vary by crop
    4/5/2023
    Application rates of manure as a nutrient source vary by crop
  • Adoption of auto-steer and guidance systems on crop planted acres has increased since 2001
    4/3/2023
    Adoption of auto-steer and guidance systems on crop planted acres has increased since 2001
  • Auto-steer and guidance technology adoption increases with farm size
    4/3/2023
    Auto-steer and guidance technology adoption increases with farm size
  • Most row crop acreage is now managed using auto-steer and guidance systems
    3/27/2023
    Most row crop acreage is now managed using auto-steer and guidance systems
  • Small-scale farmers are more likely to apply manure as a plant nutrient source
    3/23/2023
    Small-scale farmers are more likely to apply manure as a plant nutrient source
  • Number of on-farm anaerobic digesters systems used to decompose organic waste has increased over time
    3/15/2023
    Number of on-farm anaerobic digesters systems used to decompose organic waste has increased over time
  • Largest farms most likely to adopt precision agriculture guidance systems
    2/24/2023
    Largest farms most likely to adopt precision agriculture guidance systems
  • From 2001 to 2016, the use of precision farming technologies on U.S. corn acreage increased
    4/4/2022
    From 2001 to 2016, the use of precision farming technologies on U.S. corn acreage increased
  • Rising seed prices were a key contributor to rising corn farm operation costs from 1996 to 2018
    4/4/2022
    Rising seed prices were a key contributor to rising corn farm operation costs from 1996 to 2018
  • USDA, Economic Research Service groups its nine Farm Resource Regions according to geographical commodity specializations
    4/4/2022
    USDA, Economic Research Service groups its nine Farm Resource Regions according to geographical commodity specializations
  • Use of genetically modified seed varieties on U.S. corn farms rose from 1996 to 2016
    4/4/2022
    Use of genetically modified seed varieties on U.S. corn farms rose from 1996 to 2016
  • From 1996 to 2016, corn production costs were higher for smaller farms and lower for larger operations
    4/4/2022
    From 1996 to 2016, corn production costs were higher for smaller farms and lower for larger operations
  • Annual productivity growth rates for dairy farms increased faster across Southwestern and Western States from 2000-16
    3/22/2022
    Annual productivity growth rates for dairy farms increased faster across Southwestern and Western States from 2000-16
  • Productivity grew fastest for the largest dairy farms, 2000-16
    3/22/2022
    Productivity grew fastest for the largest dairy farms, 2000-16
  • Productivity grew faster for conventional dairy farms than for organic farms, 2006-16
    3/22/2022
    Productivity grew faster for conventional dairy farms than for organic farms, 2006-16
  • U.S. milk output per cow rose steadily from 2000-20, while the total number of milk cows fluctuated
    3/22/2022
    U.S. milk output per cow rose steadily from 2000-20, while the total number of milk cows fluctuated
  • Farmers in all States surveyed in 2019 claimed to experience a decline in the effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling weeds
    7/6/2021
    Farmers in all States surveyed in 2019 claimed to experience a decline in the effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling weeds
  • There was less dicamba applied after planting in States where dicamba restrictions were strictest in 2019
    7/6/2021
    There was less dicamba applied after planting in States where dicamba restrictions were strictest in 2019
  • Rye and winter wheat were the most common cover crop species on corn, soybean, and cotton fields surveyed between 2015 and 2018
    7/6/2021
    Rye and winter wheat were the most common cover crop species on corn, soybean, and cotton fields surveyed between 2015 and 2018
  • Use of dicamba-tolerant cotton was common in major upland cotton-growing States
    7/6/2021
    Use of dicamba-tolerant cotton was common in major upland cotton-growing States
  • Most new antibiotic approvals for food animals have been generic drugs also used for humans
    5/11/2020
    Most new antibiotic approvals for food animals have been generic drugs also used for humans
  • U.S. hog industry establishes a new, higher level in litter rates in 2019
    2/24/2020
    U.S. hog industry establishes a new, higher level in litter rates in 2019
  • New antibiotics for food animals decreased as a share of overall veterinary drug approvals between 1992 and 2015
    12/16/2019
    New antibiotics for food animals decreased as a share of overall veterinary drug approvals between 1992 and 2015
  • New nongeneric human drug approvals have increased while new animal drug approvals declined
    6/3/2019
    New nongeneric human drug approvals have increased while new animal drug approvals declined
  • GPS guidance systems are used on about half of planted acres for major crops
    5/17/2019
    GPS guidance systems are used on about half of planted acres for major crops
  • Insured acres for selected commodities, 1989-2018
    2/11/2019
    Insured acres for selected commodities, 1989-2018
  • Prevalence of USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts for conservation tillage varies by region
    9/12/2018
    Prevalence of USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program contracts for conservation tillage varies by region
  • Conservation program spending levels off but continues shift to Working Land Programs
    5/4/2018
    Conservation program spending levels off but continues shift to Working Land Programs