In the last 15 years, changing skill demands among rural employers have elevated the importance of a college education. This report examines trends in the U.S. rural college labor force, focusing on ...

Genetically engineered (GE) crop varieties have achieved widespread adoption in major field crops, accounting for more than 90 percent of corn, soybean, and cotton acreage in the United States since ...

In the latest Crop Production report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) increased the marketing year (MY) 2026/27 national average soybean yield from the previous forecast of 52.7 ...

The September 2026 Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook explains USDA’s changes in the official 2025/26 and 2026/27 projections for the U.S. and Mexico sugar and sweetener supply and use.

The September 2026 Cotton and Wool Outlook presents USDA’s latest 2026/27 U.S. and world cotton projections as well as updates to 2025/26. The report’s associated tables provide monthly fiber-related ...

The September 2026 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2025/26, and projections for the 2026/27 U.S. and global feed markets, based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand ...

The September 2026 Wheat Outlook explains USDA’s changes in the official projections for U.S. and world wheat supply and use in the 2025/26 and 2026/27 marketing years that were released in the ...

The Oil Crops Outlook: September 2026 analyzes the major changes and events for oilseeds and oilseed products.

The U.S. Cooperative Extension Service provides non-formal education through land-grant universities. Since the 1970s, Extension funding has diversified and professional staff and Federal funding have ...

Veterinarian services are an important input into food-animal agriculture. However, veterinarian shortages in food‑animal and mixed‑animal practices have persisted across many U.S. rural areas for ...

This report presents economic studies of the farm sector during the period of high inflation (2021-23) and interest rates, which could have been detrimental to the financial health of farm operations ...