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Long-Term Trends in Agricultural Production and the Nation’s Natural Resources

June 25, 2019 Daniel Hellerstein and Dennis Vilorio, Resource and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research Service (ERS)

Agriculture is dynamic, adjusting in response to changes in the economy, technology, the environment, and policy – and agricultural production affects a wide range of natural resources.

Research and Science

Delaware: A Small State that is Big in Agriculture

June 21, 2019 Dale Hawks, Delaware State Statistician, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Delaware had 2,302 farms that produced $1.5 billion in agricultural sales. That works out to an average of $637,000 per farm and ranks Delaware second in the nation behind California in per farm sales! Delaware ranks No. 1 nationally in the value of...

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Boosting Bee Health…Naturally

June 19, 2019 Sue Kendall, Writer-Editor, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Everyone wants healthy, thriving honey bee colonies. One-third of the food we eat requires pollinators, and commercial beekeepers transport honey bees hundreds of miles each year to pollinate almond trees and other crops.

Research and Science

Online Hands-On Mapping System Helps Keep Pollinators Safe

June 18, 2019 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Researchers have been working for well over a decade to enhance the health of pollinators and now beekeepers, citizen scientists, and anyone interested in pollinator health can join in using a new online tool, Beescape.

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Producers Show What Agriculture Means to Oklahoma

June 13, 2019 Troy Marshall, Oklahoma State Statistician, NASS

With the recent release of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the agricultural industry has a chance to remind consumers about the importance of agriculture, and in Oklahoma that is no exception. With $7.5 billion of agriculture products sold in 2017, Oklahoma Agriculture continues to show its...

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Youth Aim High at 4-H Military Partnership Summer Camps

June 11, 2019 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Military-connected youth have an exciting opportunity to join other members of the military family this summer. These residential and day camps will develop skills and teach the campers new techniques that will help prepare them to be productive citizens.

Research and Science

Maryland Agriculture Has it All

June 04, 2019 Dale Hawks, Maryland State Statistician, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service

The 2017 Census of Agriculture results are out, and Maryland shows its diversity, with poultry, an array of crops, vegetables, and floriculture ranking high for a small state. Maryland is small, but it reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains, providing a suitable environment for...

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