U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has reported that the total number of cattle and calves on American farms was 86.2 million as of January 1, 2026.
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As of December 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported that the number of hogs and pigs on farms in the United States reached 75.5 million.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced changes to the release schedule for several reports due to a government closure on December 24 and December 26.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is beginning the final phase of its 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced it will conduct the 2025 Organic Survey.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced new release dates for several reports that were delayed due to a lapse in federal funding.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced the release dates for several important agricultural reports in November 2025.
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The Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis (OFRA) has released a preliminary estimate regarding the economic losses that Northern cattle ranches may face due to gray wolves over the period from 2025 to 2034.
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U.S. corn stocks as of September 1, 2025, fell to 1.53 billion bushels, marking a 13% decrease from the same date last year, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting on October 21 in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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As of September 1, 2025, the number of hogs and pigs on farms in the United States was 74.5 million, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will soon begin collecting data for its quarterly Milk Production survey.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced a reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) aimed at refocusing its core operations to better support American agriculture.
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Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, has announced the National Farm Security Action Plan, which she describes as a significant measure to prioritize American agriculture as a national security concern.
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The Trump Administration has announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening the role of American agriculture in national security. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Attorney...
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has signed the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, which is prepared monthly by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB).
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a statement addressing the issue of disaster aid for farmers, accusing Congressional Democrats of politicizing the matter.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins recently concluded a trade delegation visit to Rome, Italy, aimed at reinforcing the Trump Administration’s goals for enhanced agricultural market access and expanding the American agricultural...
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is sending resources to aid Canada in its ongoing wildfire crisis.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the release of Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments, designed to assist livestock producers affected by drought or wildfire in 2023 and 2024.