OCE News Releases

2024

4/2/2024
Update to USDA Entity-Scale Greenhouse Gas Methods Report Available

2/27/2024
USDA Announces Progress on Newly Authorized Climate Programs

2/12/2024
USDA Announces Complete Lineup of Plenary Sessions for the 100th Agricultural Outlook Forum

2023

3/23/2023
USDA Announces Changes to May WASDE

2/13/2023
AOF Opening Program Announced

2022

10/27/2022
USDA Opens Registration for the 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum

10/27/2022
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2032

04/18/2022
Changes to WASDE starting in May

01/25/2022
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum

2021

11/30/2021
USDA Announces the Agricultural Outlook Forum Theme and Program

10/27/2021
USDA Opens Registration for the 2022 Agricultural Outlook Forum

10/26/2021
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2031

10/19/2021
USDA and EPA Announce Winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge

10/07/2021
USDA Announces Plan to Integrate Climate Adaptation Into its Missions and Programs

09/23/2021
USDA Takes Significant Steps to Build More Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems

04/08/2021
USDA Announces Upcoming Changes to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Rice and Soybean Tables Release & Contact Info

01/11/2021
USDA Announces Details of the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program

2020

12/14/2020
USDA Chief Economist Dr. Robert Johansson to Depart, Dr. Seth Meyer Named as the New Chief Economist

11/18/2020
USDA Opens Registration for the 2021 Agricultural Outlook Forum

10/26/2020
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2030

05/07/2020
Dr. Cindy Nickerson Appointed as USDA Deputy Chief Economist

03/23/2020
Dr. Mark Jekanowski Appointed World Agricultural Outlook Board Chairman

02/18/2020
Secretary Perdue Joins Western Hemisphere Ag Ministers for Session at Agricultural Outlook Forum

01/16/2020
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum

2019

12/19/2019
Office of the Chief Economist Contributes to Advancing USDA Goals and Serving American Farmers

12/03/2019
USDA Announces Details of the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum Program

10/25/2019
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2029

10/24/2019
USDA Opens Registration for the 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum

06/19/2019
USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Dr. Seth Meyer to Depart

04/15/2019
Upcoming Changes to the May 2019 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report

04/02/2019
USDA Study Shows Significant Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Ethanol Compared with Gasoline

02/01/2019
Canadian, Mexican Agriculture Leaders to Take Part in USDA’s 2019 Outlook Forum

02/12/2019
U.S. Commodity Futures Chairman to speak at USDA’s 2019 Ag Outlook Forum

01/03/2019
USDA Extends Early Bird Registration for the 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum

2018

12/21/2018
Office of the Chief Economist Contributes to Advancing USDA Goals and Serving American Farmers

10/25/2018
USDA Announces 2019 Agricultural Outlook Forum

10/24/2018 
USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

07/23/2018 
USDA Adds New Filename Convention for Accessing Its Monthly World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates Reports

07/10/2018 
USDA to Ensure All Have Equal Access to Crop & Livestock Reports

01/18/2018 
Quantifying Water Quality Benefits of Conservation Practice

2012 – 2017

12/21/2017
Office of the Chief Economist Contributes to USDA Success in 2017

11/17/2017
Press Release for Early Release Notification of Ag Projections to 2027

02/08/2017
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Named Distinguished Speaker for USDA’s 2017 Agricultural Outlook Forum Plenary

02/07/2017
USDA Names 2017 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners

01/30/2017
USDA 2017 Agricultural Outlook Forum Plenary Speakers Named

11/21/2016
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables for USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2026

11/08/2016
Michael Jewison Appointed Chair Of USDA’s Interagency Commodity Estimates Committee (ICEC) For Feed Grains

02/11/2016
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces the Selection of Warren Preston as USDA Deputy Chief Economist

12/02/2015
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum

12/02/2015
USDA Report Warns Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security

07/10/2015
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Selection of Dr. Robert Johansson as USDA Chief Economist

06/22/2015
USDA Updates Department Policy for Climate Change Adaptation

05/06/2015
USDA's May 12, 2015, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report to incorporate Minor Table Changes

12/16/2014
USDA Announces Early Release of Commodity Tables for USDA’s Agricultural Projections to 2024

08/25/2014
Food Bank Competition Enters Final Week

05/14/2014
USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Dr. Gerald Bange To Retire

05/01/2014
USDA's May 9, 2014, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report to Incorporate One Change

01/29/2014
USDA Announces Winners of the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program

01/08/2014 
USDA Announces Speakers for the 2014 Agricultural Outlook Forum

06/04/2013
USDA and EPA Launch Food Waste Challenge

05/07/2013
USDA’S May 10, 2013, WORLD AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATES Report to Incorporate Some Changes

02/08/2013
Obama Administration Releases Federal Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans

02/08/2013
USDA to Release New Long-Term Agricultural Projections

02/05/2013
USDA Reports Synthesize Literature on Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Strategies for U.S. Agriculture and Forests

01/28/2013
USDA Announces Winners of 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program

01/14/2013
USDA Announces Speakers for the 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum

10/25/2012
Chief Economist Glauber Announces Selection of Dr. Linda Abbott as Director of the Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis

10/25/2012
USDA's November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report to Incorporate Change

09/19/2012
USDA Announces Change in Release Time of Key Statistical Reports