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  • Organic field crop acreage shows uneven growth
    10/30/2015
    Organic field crop acreage shows uneven growth
  • Organic field crops yield less than conventional crops
    10/30/2015
    Organic field crops yield less than conventional crops
  • Costs per acre for organic and conventional corn production vary by input
    10/30/2015
    Costs per acre for organic and conventional corn production vary by input
  • The monthly average price received for organic feed-grade corn was $6.82 higher than for conventional corn during 2011-2014
    10/30/2015
    The monthly average price received for organic feed-grade corn was $6.82 higher than for conventional corn during 2011-2014
  • Increased productivity now the primary source of growth in world agricultural output
    10/16/2015
    Increased productivity now the primary source of growth in world agricultural output
  • Price Premiums Behind Organic Field Crop Profitability
    9/25/2015
    Price Premiums Behind Organic Field Crop Profitability
  • Cropland harvested reaches 17-year high amid decline in crop failure
    9/3/2015
    Cropland harvested reaches 17-year high amid decline in crop failure
  • Corn and soybean returns are highest when growers and their neighbors manage glyphosate resistance
    7/30/2015
    Corn and soybean returns are highest when growers and their neighbors manage glyphosate resistance
  • Growth in certified organic field crop acreage has been rapid, but uneven
    7/28/2015
    Growth in certified organic field crop acreage has been rapid, but uneven
  • Dairy production is concentrated in climates that expose animals to less heat stress
    7/8/2015
    Dairy production is concentrated in climates that expose animals to less heat stress
  • Peanut farms are adopting precision agriculture technologies
    5/18/2015
    Peanut farms are adopting precision agriculture technologies
  • Mean annual payment per acre for CRP general sign-up contracts, by vegetation type, March 2008
    5/15/2015
    Mean annual payment per acre for CRP general sign-up contracts, by vegetation type, March 2008
  • Rice farms are adopting precision agriculture technologies
    3/25/2015
    Rice farms are adopting precision agriculture technologies
  • Production practices can substitute for subtherapeutic antibiotics on broiler operations
    3/23/2015
    Production practices can substitute for subtherapeutic antibiotics on broiler operations
  • Applied pre-emergence herbicides
    3/23/2015
    Applied pre-emergence herbicides
  • Applied post-emergence herbicides
    3/23/2015
    Applied post-emergence herbicides
  • Scouted for weed control
    3/23/2015
    Scouted for weed control
  • Rotated pesticides to slow resistance evolution
    3/23/2015
    Rotated pesticides to slow resistance evolution
  • Crops' nitrogen recovery rates, 1996-2010
    3/23/2015
    Crops' nitrogen recovery rates, 1996-2010
  • Crops' phosphate recovery rates, 1996-2010
    3/23/2015
    Crops' phosphate recovery rates, 1996-2010
  • Planted acres receiving nitrogen above 25 percent of crop's agronomic need, 1996-2010
    3/23/2015
    Planted acres receiving nitrogen above 25 percent of crop's agronomic need, 1996-2010
  • Planted acres receiving phosphate above 25 percent of crop's agronomic need, 1996-2010
    3/23/2015
    Planted acres receiving phosphate above 25 percent of crop's agronomic need, 1996-2010
  • Percent of planted acres under rotated and continuous plantings for selected crops, 1997-2010 (crop surveyed varies by year)
    3/23/2015
    Percent of planted acres under rotated and continuous plantings for selected crops, 1997-2010 (crop surveyed varies by year)
  • Productivity rises in global agriculture
    3/11/2015
    Productivity rises in global agriculture
  • Farms spend more on indirect energy inputs like fertilizer than direct energy inputs like fuel
    2/12/2015
    Farms spend more on indirect energy inputs like fertilizer than direct energy inputs like fuel
  • Most U.S. broiler operations use some form of sanitation/biosecurity practice
    1/26/2015
    Most U.S. broiler operations use some form of sanitation/biosecurity practice
  • U.S. hog production increasingly occurs on the largest operations
    1/12/2015
    U.S. hog production increasingly occurs on the largest operations
  • U.S. hog operations have become increasingly specialized
    12/16/2014
    U.S. hog operations have become increasingly specialized
  • "No-till" practices are used on over half of major cropland acres
    12/5/2014
    "No-till" practices are used on over half of major cropland acres
  • Per-cow milk production is lower in hot climates
    11/20/2014
    Per-cow milk production is lower in hot climates
  • Environmental vulnerability varies across the Chesapeake Bay watershed
    8/21/2014
    Environmental vulnerability varies across the Chesapeake Bay watershed
  • Genetically engineered seeds planted on over 90 percent of U.S. corn, cotton and soybean acres
    8/7/2014
    Genetically engineered seeds planted on over 90 percent of U.S. corn, cotton and soybean acres
  • Processed products dominate U.S. broiler production
    7/15/2014
    Processed products dominate U.S. broiler production
  • U.S. broiler production has leveled off after decades of rapid growth
    7/1/2014
    U.S. broiler production has leveled off after decades of rapid growth
  • Changes in U.S. double-cropped acreage roughly mirror commodity prices
    6/27/2014
    Changes in U.S. double-cropped acreage roughly mirror commodity prices
  • Double-cropped acreage varies by region
    5/29/2014
    Double-cropped acreage varies by region