Reports Archives

Feeding the Economy, 2023

DATE: 24 April 2023 SECTOR: Farming, Food Production SOURCE: A partnership of 25 U.S. food and agriculture groups TOPIC: Economic impact analysis SUMMARY: The food and agriculture sector’s contribution to […]

Solutions to Meet the Need for Feed

DATE: 17 April 2023 SECTOR: Farming, Animal Feed SOURCE: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) TOPIC: Sustainable animal feed SUMMARY: Solutions to meet the growing need for feed in the United States […]

U.S. Organic Production, Markets, Consumers and Policy, 2000–21

10 April 2023: The food and agriculture sector’s contribution to the U.S. economy in 2023

Future Warming From Global Food Consumption

6 March 2023: An analysis of the impact of current food production systems on global warming and mitigation strategies.

Precision Agriculture in the Digital Era: Recent Adoption on U.S. Farms

February 2023: An analysis of U.S. farmers’ adoption of precision agriculture across six major crops.

2022 USDA Science Highlights

January 2023: This report summarizes USDA’s progress toward its science goals in 2022 as it strives to make research programs more equitable, tackle food and nutrition security, develop climate-smart solutions, and build more and better markets.

U.S. Grains Council Corn Sustainability Assurance Protocol

February 13, 2023: An overview of the Corn Sustainability Assurance Protocol, an initiative that gives insights into the sustainability of U.S. corn practices and regulations.

Farms and Land in Farms

17 February 2023: This reports on the number of farms in operation in the United States in 2022, the total land in farms, and the average farm size.

U.S. Policies and Laws in Support of Sustainability

A comprehensive set of papers that summarizes major U.S. federal laws that affect the crop, livestock, fishery and forestry sectors.

State Policies for Farm Animal Welfare in Production Practices of U.S. Livestock and Poultry Industries: An Overview

30 December 2022: This study examines State-level policies addressing practices that impact farm animal welfare.

Meeting the Call: How California is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Sector Methane Reduction

14 December 2022: The report sets out how California’s dairy sector can reduce methane emissions by 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030.

Almond Almanac 2022

December 2022: The latest edition of this annual publication contains a wealth of facts and figures on California almonds from the crop year 2021/2022. Areas covered include production, spanning acreage and varieties, as well as export shipment and market information.