weekly

Weekly Cotton and Peanut Harvest Update

Dan Cotton, Peanuts, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) weekly crop report shows that as of this past Sunday, cotton harvest continues to be ahead of averages in most states. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has this update.  And Rippey has a peanut harvest update. The USDA report notes this is how the cotton and peanut harvests were progressing across the Southeast as of this past Sunday: In Alabama, cotton …

Census of Agriculture

More Census of Agriculture Numbers Now Available

Dan Census of Agriculture, Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced it has released 2022 Census of Agriculture data tabulated by zip code. This allows users to explore farm characteristics at a local level. The zip code tabulations are available through Quick Stats, NASS’s online data query tool.  NASS also recently released data for the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey, the first of four ag census follow-ons …

conservation practices

USDA NASS, NRCS Gathering Info on Conservation Practices

Dan Conservation, Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), Environment, USDA-NASS, USDA-NRCS

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has been reaching out to almost 12,000 farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners nationwide, which includes just over 200 of those being from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. This effort is to gather in-depth information about the conservation practices they use through the 2024 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) survey. …

corn production

More Crop Production Forecast Numbers

Dan Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, USDA-NASS

Looking back at last week’s November Crop Production Forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tyron Spearman has even more numbers for peanuts, corn, soybeans and cotton. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

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USDA Cotton Report

Dan Cotton, USDA-NASS

Last Friday, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their November crop production reports. When it comes to cotton, the new forecast for all cotton production in the U.S. is 14.2 million 480-pound bales, slightly lower from the October report. Becky Summers has more of those numbers. More of these and other crop numbers are available on the NASS website. Also available …

corn

Corn and Bean Production Numbers Still Reflect Top Crops

Dan Corn, Field Crops, Soybeans, USDA-NASS

Even with an adjustment lower in corn and soybean production forecasts for November, USDA reports yield and production projections for those crops remain at near-record to, in one case, record high. Rod Bain has more details. To see more numbers from this USDA crop production report, click here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …

weekly

Weekly Cotton and Peanut Harvest Update

Dan Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) weekly crop report shows harvest continues to move along. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has a cotton harvest update. And Rippey also has the latest on the peanut crop. The USDA report notes this is how the cotton and peanut harvests were progressing across the Southeast as of this past Sunday: In Alabama, cotton bolls opening is 97 percent, …

egg production

U.S. Egg Production Down Two Percent, Milk Production Slightly Higher

Dan Dairy, Eggs, Poultry, USDA-NASS

U.S. egg production totaled 8.92 billion during September 2024, down two percent from the same time last year. Production included 7.65 billion table eggs and 1.27 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.18 billion were broiler-type and 91.3 million were egg-type. The average number of layers in the U.S. during September totaled 375 million, down three percent from last year. September …

cotton

Cotton and Peanut Harvest Progress

Dan Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, USDA-NASS

According to the weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), real harvest progress is being noted, helped by the good weather conditions.  USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey reports this week the condition of the cotton crop has improved. And that includes the Georgia crop, which of course took a major hit from Hurricane Helene.  And Rippey also has the latest on …

crop estimates

Looking at 2024 Crop Estimates

Dan Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, USDA-NASS

Tyron Spearman takes time today to look back at some of the numbers from the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop estimates for this year’s crops. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, here are some of the key findings from the October Crop Production report for the Southeast: Alabama: Corn for grain production is forecast at 27.0 million bushels …