AgrotechUS farm statistics agency opens AgInsights, a new way into its data
The National Agricultural Statistics Service has launched AgInsights, an interactive application meant to make survey and commodity data easier for growers to find and use.
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AgrotechUS sets out to cut the paperwork it asks of farmers and speed up its crop figures
A USDA data modernisation plan announced at the Farm Progress Show promises fewer survey burdens on producers and faster, more usable crop and livestock estimates.
CropsUSDA leans on existing farm records for its August crop forecast
NASS has closed the Agricultural Yield Survey behind the August Crop Production report, and says it made greater use of acreage already filed with the Farm Service Agency to cut what it asks of growers.
CropsUSDA asks American growers to help build county crop estimates
NASS has begun its County Agricultural Production Survey, the questionnaire behind the only official yearly crop estimates the United States publishes at county level.
LivestockUS cattle herd holds steady at 94.2 million head in July count
There were 94.2 million cattle and calves on American farms on 1 July 2026, up slightly on a year earlier, according to the USDA Cattle report.
LivestockUS hog herd eases to 73.7 million head in the June count
There were 73.7 million hogs and pigs on American farms on 1 June 2026, down slightly both on the year and on the March quarter.
CropsUSDA contacts 90,000 growers for its June acreage and stocks survey
The June Agricultural Survey, which sets the acreage and grain stocks figures published on 30 June, went out to more than 90,000 American producers.
LivestockUS hog herd at 74.3 million head, little changed on the year
American farms held 74.3 million hogs and pigs on 1 March 2026, up slightly on the year but 1% below December, with Iowa accounting for 24.7 million head.
AgribusinessNon-farmers own 79% of the farmland rented out in the US
More than two million American landowners rent out 348 million acres of farmland, and 79% of it belongs to landlords who do not farm, a USDA survey has found.
FlowersUS horticulture operations sold $18.3 billion of plants in 2024
The 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties puts American floriculture, nursery and specialty crop sales at $18.3 billion across 23,060 operations, with nursery stock the largest line.
LivestockUS cattle herd slips to 86.2 million head as beef cows shrink
American farms held 86.2 million cattle and calves on 1 January 2026, with beef cows down 1% and the calf crop down 2%, while milk cow numbers rose.