Agricultural & Resource Economics (ARE): Government Documents

The February 2016 quarterly USDA forecasts for agricultural trade in the United States in FY 2016 are presented and discussed in this report.

The Economic Research Service is a primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Browse by topics, data, and/or publications on topics as varied as U.S. fertilizer consumption, commodity costs and returns, and crop outlooks.

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.

NRCS works with landowners, land operators, and others through conservation planning and assistance to benefit the soil, water, air, plants, and animals for productive lands and healthy ecosystems. The "Economics" tab under "Tools & Applications" may be of particular interest.