Livestock

USDA Fosters Market Transparency in Grass Fed Lamb and Goat Industry

May 13, 2015 Ed Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, there are over five million head of sheep and lambs in the United States, and over 2.6 million head of goats. A growing trend is producing these animals using grass fed production systems, especially for small to mid-sized producers. In response to the...

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South Dakota Becoming an Agriculture Powerhouse

May 07, 2015 Erik Gerlach, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. South Dakota...

Conservation

Farming Going Strong in Kansas According to #AgCensus

April 09, 2015 Dean Groskurth, Northern Plains Regional Office Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Conservation

#AgCensus Gives Nebraska Plenty to Brag About

April 02, 2015 Dean Groskurth, Northern Plains Regional Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Conservation

Catfish Continues to Swim to the Top of U.S. Aquaculture and Mississippi Agriculture

March 26, 2015 Esmerelda Dickson, Mississippi State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Conservation

Tennessee Farmers Play Strong Role in State's Economy

March 19, 2015 Debra Kenerson, Tennessee State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Conservation

Agriculture is on Upswing in Nevada

March 12, 2015 Scot Rumburg, Nevada State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Conservation

Expanding Trade Opportunities by Translating Documents into Spanish

March 11, 2015 Craig Morris, Deputy Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program

When trading commodities on the market, it is critical that buyers and sellers across the supply chain speak the same trade language. For meat products, large volume buyers – ranging from the federal government to schools, restaurants and hotels – reference the U.S. Institutional Meat Purchase...

Trade

Love of Animals Keeps Colorado Teen Focused

March 05, 2015 Tanya Brown, Outreach Marketing Editor, Farm Service Agency

At 16, Lakota Roberson has a lot of responsibility. The high school sophomore works two jobs, runs her own business, handles a full course load of classes and cares for 54 animals that she considers to be her children. By senior year she hopes to grow her animal family to 100. Lakota, who starts her...

Conservation

In Vermont the Hills are Alive and the Maple's Flowing

March 05, 2015 Gary Keough, New England Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Conservation

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USDA Fosters Market Transparency in Grass Fed Lamb and Goat Industry

South Dakota Becoming an Agriculture Powerhouse

Farming Going Strong in Kansas According to #AgCensus

#AgCensus Gives Nebraska Plenty to Brag About

Catfish Continues to Swim to the Top of U.S. Aquaculture and Mississippi Agriculture

Tennessee Farmers Play Strong Role in State's Economy

Agriculture is on Upswing in Nevada

Expanding Trade Opportunities by Translating Documents into Spanish

Love of Animals Keeps Colorado Teen Focused

In Vermont the Hills are Alive and the Maple's Flowing

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