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USDA forecasts record U.S. corn and soy, lower prices
2013-02-22 01:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday projected a rebound in U.S. corn and soybean yields in 2013 that, along with high planted acreage, opens the door to record-large crops and for prices to tumble from 2012/13 levels. The USDA forecast the U.S. corn crop at 14.350 billion bushels, up 35 percent on the year, and soybean output at 3.405 billion bushels, up 13 percent. "A number of factors suggest that corn and soybean yields will be likely to return to trend," Joseph Glauber, the USDA's...
USDA Forecasts Lower Pork Trade
2013-02-22 00:34:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service has released its quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade. Fiscal 2013 agricultural exports are forecast at a record $142 billion, down $3.0 billion from the November forecast, but $6.2 billion above final fiscal 2012 exports. The forecast for livestock, poultry and dairy is up $300 million, with greater beef and poultry exports expected to outweigh lower pork shipments. read more
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USDA Announces 45th General Sign-Up for the Conservation Reserve Program
2013-02-19 22:09:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. CRP has a 27-year legacy of protecting the nations natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the United States. Under Secretary Vilsacks leadership, USDA has enrolled 11.7 million acres in various CRP efforts. read more
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USDA Lifts Temporary Fever Tick Area
2013-02-18 21:24:00| Beef
Logan Hawkes Officials at the Texas Animal Health Commission say USDA is releasing 23,478 acres from its temporary cattle fever tick quarantine zone in Starr County effective immediately, one of four cattle fever tick areas in that county placed in temporary quarantine since 2007. read more
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Climate Change Threatens US Agriculture: USDA Report
2013-02-16 19:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: Climate change poses unprecedented challenges to U.S. agriculture because of the sensitivity of agricultural productivity and costs to changing climate conditions, the report said. According to the report, increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting from human activity are raising average global temperatures, which in turn can alter weather patterns and cause both prolonged droughts and severe downpours and increase stress on both crops and animals. The USDA anticipates that...
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