Family type has a significant bearing on poverty. In 2017, the poverty rate was more than 8 percentage points higher for nonmetro...

Areas with a high incidence of poverty often reflect the low income of their racial/ethnic minorities. Nonmetro Blacks/African Americans...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRVINE, CA – November 4, 2019 – AGTOOLS, the data analytic service for the produce industry, has entered an...

In the course of the war, 15 million men and women were called up into the military. At the time, the entire workforce consisted of only...

The global Fresh Food market is projected to be US$ 461.1 Billion in 2018 to reach US$ 689.7 Billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 4.1%. Majority...

Are you looking to learn important information and insights about the fruit and vegetable industry of the Hispanic consumer? Keep reading...

Only 8% of U.S. farms have contracts. Two-thirds of the value of U.S. farm production is sold without contracts. While 95 percent of...

Organic fruits and vegetables represent 36% of total sales in Western Europe and the USA forecasting a 6.7 percent and 7.6 percent growth...

When fresh produce is displayed prominently at the front entrance of supermarket, sales go up by 15 percent. A five-year experiment in...

Steep tariffs mean more of the U.S. pork supply is likely to be sold domestically. Up until recently, 9 out of 10 pig’s feet and heads...

Market Facilitation Program (MFP 2) announced potential payment of $16 billion. The MFP payments are of a magnitude that they can move...

2018 was a record breaking year for AgriFood Tech sector with $16.9 billion invested and the biggest ever agrifood tech exit as Merck...

Precision technologies like GPS and auto-steer on tractors allow growers to farm the same amount of land while using less fuel and...

The United States produces about half of the world's corn and 10 percent of its wheat. It also accounts for 20 percent of the globe's...

The United States has long been a superpower in food markets – and it is still the world's largest food exporter.  U.S., China and India...

Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods for 40% of today’s global population. 500 million small...

The U.S. poultry industry is the world's largest producer and second largest exporter of poultry meat and a major egg producer.

In 2016, 99 percent of U.S. farms were family farms, where the principal operator and his or her relatives owned the majority of the...

In 2016, 99 percent of U.S. farms were family farms, where the principal operator and his or her relatives owned the majority of the...

The USA Farm economy in 2018 was challenging. Net farm income fell 12% from 2017 to 2018 despite the market facilitation program (MFP) –...