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Fairly Steady Beef Cattle Numbers in New Inventory Report

Dan Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their annual Cattle Inventory Report, and as of January 1, 2021, the number of all cattle and calves in the U.S. totaled 93.6 million head, down slightly from the 93.8 million head on January 1, 2020. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 40.6 million head, were slightly below the 40.7 million head on …

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Alabama January Crop and Weather Update

Clint Thompson Alabama, USDA-NASS

Each week during the row crop growing season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) publishes a weekly crop report, looking at how specific crops are progressing and more. This time of the year, the report looks mostly at weather conditions and the crops that are grown at this time. According to NASS, January temperatures in …

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AFBF’s USDA-NASS Working Group Report

Dan Industry News Release, USDA-NASS

(AFBF) — To help rebuild farmers’ trust in USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, a farmer-led working group put together by the American Farm Bureau has developed a series of recommendations for the agency. The recommendations focus on technology improvements and better communication from the agency, but the validity of the agency’s reports hinges on farmers’ full participation in NASS’ data …

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USDA Releases Quarterly Grain Stocks Report

Clint Thompson Alabama, Corn, Florida, Georgia, Soybeans, USDA, USDA-NASS

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its Quarterly Grain Stocks report, which indicates old crop corn stocks on hand as of Sept. 1, 2020, totaled 2.0 billion bushels, down 10% from 2019. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions were down 42%, and all wheat stocks were down 8% from a year earlier. Total corn stocks stored on …

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U.S. Major Crop Production Estimates

Clint Thompson Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, USDA-NASS

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its latest estimates for the major row crops grown here in the U.S. Tyron Spearman has a look at more of those numbers for peanuts, corn, soybeans and cotton.

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Farm Groups Discuss Carbon Market Bill With Lawmakers

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NASS

Various farm groups were in Washington D.C. Wednesday to offer their support for a climate bill that would give farmers access to carbon offset markets. During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, discussion centered around the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which would create a certification program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help solve technical barriers to participation in …

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USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses and Ag Producers

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Industry, USDA-NASS

Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees to help rural businesses meet their working capital needs during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, agricultural producers that are not eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency loans may receive funding …

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USDA Seeks Feedback From Producers About 2020 Crops and Stocks

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NASS

ATHENS, GA – During the next several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June Agricultural Survey. The agency will contact nearly 5,000 producers across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2020. “The June Agricultural Survey is a critical survey of commodities …

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Final 2019 Cotton Crop Numbers

Clint Thompson Alabama, Cotton, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) has released the final production figures from the 2019 cotton crop. Chris Singh, with NASS in Washington, D.C., reports the crop was up 8% from 2018. The 2019 final all cottonproduction was estimated at 19.9 million 480-pound bales, up 8% from the 2018 crop. The United States all cotton yield …

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Cash Receipts for Meat Animals Are Up

Clint Thompson Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NASS

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), 2019 production of meat animals (cattle and calves and hogs and pigs) for the U.S. totaled 85.3 billion pounds. This was an increase of 1% from 2018. Production decreased 2% for cattle and calves but increased 5% for hogs and pigs. Total 2019 cash receipts from marketing …