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The Surprise in Latest Forecast: Net Farm Income Down; but Farm Businesses and Farm Households Show Improvement

February 17, 2016 USDA Chief Economist Dr. Robert Johansson

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released its Farm Income forecast for 2016. Net cash income and net farm income (which includes the value and costs of items like depreciation, home consumption of farm goods, and unsold inventory) are both expected to fall slightly compared to 2015...

Conservation

At the Agricultural Outlook Forum: 2015 Outlook for Farm Income and Food Prices

February 19, 2015 Mark Jekanowski, Economic Research Service

Policy makers, economists, the farm and food industry, consumer advocates, and others rely on USDA’s food price outlook and farm sector income and finances data in their decision making and planning. At this year’s Forum, two sessions focus on these closely watched USDA forecasts and present the...

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Ag Outlook Forum to Offer Sessions on Food Prices and Farm Income

February 19, 2014 Mark Jekanowski, Market and Trade Economics Division, Economic Research Service

Here’s what the Economic Research Service (ERS) has in store for the Agricultural Outlook Forum. We have arranged two afternoon sessions on Thursday, February 20. One will discuss farm income and the other the outlook for food prices. The food price session, moderated by Michael McConnell of Informa...

Conservation Food and Nutrition

The Essentials of Food and Agriculture - in Charts and Maps

September 17, 2013 Dr. Catherine Woteki, USDA’s Chief Scientist and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

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 portfolio. With the abundance of news and information on the food and agriculture sector, sometimes it is helpful to take a step back...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers at a Glance

January 30, 2013 Mary Ahearn, Farm and Rural Household Well-Being Branch, Economic Research Service

USDA programs have targeted assistance to beginning farmers and ranchers since the 1992 Agricultural Credit Improvement Act. Farms or ranches are considered “beginning” if the operators have managed them for 10 years or less. The Economic Research Service has looked at the trend in numbers of...

Food and Nutrition Farming Research and Science

Preview of Food Price Outlook and Farm Income Sessions at 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum

January 22, 2013 Brenda Chapin, Office of the Chief Economist

USDA’s 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum, Feb. 21-22, in Arlington, Va., will host a morning of plenary session speakers on the opening day followed by 25 breakout sessions. The “Food Price Outlook” breakout session for 2013 will offer perspectives on food price inflation, the factors contributing to...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Economic Data: Building Blocks for Policy

April 12, 2012 Mary Bohman, Administrator, Economic Research Service

About midway through USDA’s 150-year history, federal officials decided that economic research and analysis could be a valuable, objective tool in helping farmers – and policymakers - grapple with farm price and income issues. In 1922, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAE) – predecessor agency...

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