One research group says at the current pace there are 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every day.

Ag leaders will make their pitch directly to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue ahead of next month's USDA Outlook forum.

NOAA says there are 14 major weather disasters with losses that exceed more than $1 billion.

Farmers, ranchers, retailers and other members of the agricultural industry are increasingly stepping up to address those demands.

Even though the January report is typically the final crop estimate for the year, market analysts say USDA’s report this year isn’t the end of the story.