How Did Your Farm Fare in 2020?

How Did Your Farm Fare in 2020?

Kirsten Romaguera, public relations specialist, UF/IFAS Communications GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the United States nears the one-year anniversary of the first lockdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the nation’s food supply chain are still feeling its effects....
US Cattle Herd Decreases Slightly for Second Year in 2020

US Cattle Herd Decreases Slightly for Second Year in 2020

– USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the annual January 1 Cattle Inventory Report on January 29, 2021.  From 2013 through 2018 the US cattle herd increased.  For the second straight year, the total number of cattle in the US...
2020 Average Farm Land Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages

2020 Average Farm Land Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages

– Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money.  This is certainly true as farmers and landowners negotiate lease agreements, or managers and workers negotiate wages for the year ahead. As with all statistics,...