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Construction starts fall back in July 2018
New construction starts fell a bit this summer, according to Pit&Quarry, a magazine for the Aggregate Industry. At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $817.4 billion, new construction starts in July fell 9 percent compared with the June reading, reports Dodge Data & Analytics. The July statistics also produced a reading of 173 for […]
USDA releases Crop Progress Report
The USDA has released a report of crop progress in August 2018. The report details the statistics regarding production of corn, soybeans, sorghum, peanuts, rice, wheat, and barley, as well as details regarding the pasture conditions, and topsoil conditions in various states across the US. You can read the complete report here. Solutions for […]
Cooperative Extension adapts to a less agricultural America
For 100 years, the Cooperative Extension program has helped farmers, gardeners, and those in the agricultural industry by supplying scientific information specific to the agricultural field. But as the country shifts from agriculture as a primary industry, how has the Cooperative Extension program adapted? A century ago, 41 percent of America’s workforce was engaged in […]
Healthy Eating is Transforming Manufacturing
Changes in the way we consume food are trending toward healthier choices – and that has a direct impact on the way food is manufactured, and a direct impact on the agricultural industry itself. Manufacturing.net delves into those changes in this article. In a 2017 Wall Street Journal article, food historian Andrew Smith observed […]
STEM Worker Shortage Affects Manufacturing
Manufacturing and Automation are often struggling to keep up, because of a shortage in STEM workers, according to this article in Industry Week. For the past 10 years, the U.S. has put a strong focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, but there is still a serious shortage of workers. In the […]
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