Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @USDA_ERS
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
115
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics related to agriculture productivity and research. Some focus on recent studies and workshops, while others highlight specific issues such as social capital and education levels in rural areas. Additionally, there are discussions on topics such as tree nut exports and the impact of weather on farm labor wages. The overall emphasis is on the importance of productivity in agriculture and the role of research and innovation in achieving it.
Topic Modeling
- Ag Technology and Precision Farming
- Productivity Gaps and Analysis in Agriculture
- Research and Development Investments in Agriculture
- Environmental Factors and Risks in Agriculture
- Education and Social Capital in Rural Areas
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including excitement, pride, information-sharing, and interest in research related to agricultural productivity. There is a sense of enthusiasm for the topics discussed, with many tweets highlighting new studies or research findings, particularly those from the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS). The tone is generally positive and forward-looking, with an emphasis on innovation, growth, and collaboration between different institutions and stakeholders. There is a clear sense of community and shared purpose among those involved in the conversation, suggesting a strong sense of passion and commitment to the field of agriculture and its potential to drive economic and social progress.
Trend Analysis
- Ag Tech adoption rates among largest farms
- Productivity gaps in Kenya and East Africa
- Public spending on agricultural research
- Measuring environmentally-adjusted total factor productivity
- Social capital and recruitment/retention in rural areas
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
47
Percentage of total tweets
40%
Number of Original tweets
42
Percentage of total tweets
36%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
115
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
22
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
8
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
57
Percentage of total tweets
49%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 71 |
Twitter for Android | 23 |
Twitter for iPhone | 13 |
Hootsuite Inc. | 3 |
TweetDeck | 2 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
usda_nass | National Agricultural Statistics Service | The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) gathers facts and figures about the farms and people who feed our nation and the world. | 63,774 |
USDA_ERS | Economic Research Service | The economics of food, farming, natural resources, & rural America -- from USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) | 59,540 |
FarmPolicy | FarmPolicy | Keith Good is the Farm Policy News Editor for the farmdoc project at @UofIllinois. @PurdueAgEcon & @SIUSchoolofLaw alum; grandson of #Illinois family #farmers. | 26,250 |
HouseAgGOP | House Committee on Agriculture | News and updates from House Agriculture Committee Republicans led by Chairman @CongressmanGT. | 24,689 |
AgDayTV | AgDay TV | America’s nationally syndicated daily ag TV news program. Hosted by Clinton Griffiths @clintonreports. Market updates from Michelle Rook @michellerookag. | 13,305 |
QTweather | Allen Motew | Director of QT Weather located in the beautiful Chicago Board of Trade building in downtown Chicago. Check out QT Audio News and https://t.co/yhmogpYWHe | 13,008 |
RepJimBaird | Congressman Jim Baird | Lifelong Hoosier proudly representing the 4th Congressional District. | 9,497 |
RuralED | John White | Let's Give #Rural Communities More Opportunities ... Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach at U.S. Department of Education. Opinions = My Own. | 7,029 |
farmdocDaily | farmdoc daily | Ryan Hanrahan is the social media manager for the farmdoc project @UofIllinois. @Mizzou alum with a background in science and agricultural journalism. | 6,395 |
AshleyinNRV | Ashley Spinks Dugan | Josh's wife. Small towner. Slow but joyful runner. Grad student @VTAgEcon. Former journo; now in telecom. Interested in tech, ag & sustainability. Views = mine. | 5,315 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
QTweather | Allen Motew | Director of QT Weather located in the beautiful Chicago Board of Trade building in downtown Chicago. Check out QT Audio News and https://t.co/yhmogpYWHe | 14,472 |
FarmPolicy | FarmPolicy | Keith Good is the Farm Policy News Editor for the farmdoc project at @UofIllinois. @PurdueAgEcon & @SIUSchoolofLaw alum; grandson of #Illinois family #farmers. | 12,569 |
TyberZannxxxx | Andy Bowman | Unemployed; Formerly worked at The Arc of Camden County; Former Camden County College student | 5,002 |
FearlessGrain | Jeremey Frost | Husband and father, grain marketer, commodities futures and options broker. | 5,001 |
JamieVBeyer | Jamie Beyer 🐭 | Not a bot. #mn #farm #govt @ummorris | 4,998 |
WomanKansas | KansasWoman | LFK Sustainability Board Chair ● Opinions my own * GREEN NEW DEAL ☆ Kill your lawn ■ Investigate your local Climate Crisis Plan NOW ◇ | 4,990 |
JTejeramx | José Tejera III | Provida, católico, CC, empresario industria inmobiliaria, CEO Cía. Santa Rosa Golden Palm, desarrollo turístico residencial Mayan Riverdale, Q. Roo, EUM | 4,599 |
OtienoDickson_ | Dickson Otieno | PhD Student at Virginia Tech https://t.co/2iK8ONVvkl Evaluation Policy and Food Systems Specialist | 3,646 |
CaptainCanola | Justin Kudnig | Canola Industry Specialist - 29+ years in Research, Technology, Innovation, Trials, Agronomy, Extension, Variety Commercialization-OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE MY OWN | 3,360 |
IPMinWyoming | John Connett | IPM (Urban, Ag & Hort) Hemp Ag (Grain & Clones) | 3,284 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
FarmPolicy | Keith Good is the Farm Policy News Editor for the farmdoc project at @UofIllinois. @PurdueAgEcon & @SIUSchoolofLaw alum; grandson of #Illinois family #farmers. | 18 |
farmdocDaily | Ryan Hanrahan is the social media manager for the farmdoc project @UofIllinois. @Mizzou alum with a background in science and agricultural journalism. | 15 |
Ag_Productivity | The GAP Report® is the heart of the GAP Initiative @virginia_tech @VTCALSGlobal is leading the university's efforts to advance sustainable #AgProductivity | 7 |
OtienoDickson_ | PhD Student at Virginia Tech https://t.co/2iK8ONVvkl Evaluation Policy and Food Systems Specialist | 7 |
byandforthepple | THIS WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO SPOTLIGHTING THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S RELENTLESS EFFORTS TO ADOPT RECKLESS BIOTECH and Fixing it! | 4 |
KevinSmiith | Moved to new account | 3 |
VTCALSGlobal | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Global Programs, Virginia Tech | 3 |
ProfBoyacioglu | Cereal Scientist | 3 |
QTweather | Director of QT Weather located in the beautiful Chicago Board of Trade building in downtown Chicago. Check out QT Audio News and https://t.co/yhmogpYWHe | 2 |
tegemeoorg | Tegemeo Institute conducts Research and Analysis on policy in the domain of Agriculture, Rural development, Natural resources and Environment. | 2 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1641071691681128448 | @VTCals hosts @tegemeoorg Executive Director, Prof Gideon Obare and Senior Research Fellow Dr. @timonjagi who just presented on "Understanding Productivity Gaps in Kenya and East Africa" during the @Ag_Productivity, @USDA_ERS and @FarmFoundation joint workshop on #AgProductivity https://t.co/FaCOGwJSPl | 5 |
1641058753528332288 | All is set for the #AgProductivity workshop on productivity analysis @FarmFoundation @USDA_ERS https://t.co/KItumKTc9n | 4 |
1641063241400082432 | @VTCALSGlobal Associate Dean and Director, Dr Tom Thompson deliveres his welcome remarks during the @VTCals @USDA_ERS and @FarmFoundation joint workshop on emerging research trends on #AgProductivity. https://t.co/dUrEPABykT | 4 |
1641526827486158866 | U.S. dried #raisin per capita availability trends down since peaking in 1980s 🍇https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/p6DlHfC2Km | 3 |
1641524811007402009 | #Orange production levels in #Florida have a history of declining after natural disasters and after spread of major disease. https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/ea7X5qnJwY | 3 |
1641061637766676481 | Associate Dean and @VTCALSGlobal Director, Dr. Tom Thompson highlights key #AgProductivity messeges and priorities following consultative forums to improve policy decision making and championing research on TFP growth @USDA_ERS @FarmFoundation https://t.co/bnFiuVZ40k | 3 |
1641525449061703682 | Gala and Red Delicious remain top apple 🍎varieties in 2022/23F by volume https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/sON3aJYhwP | 2 |
1641524256885415939 | Tangerines 🍊are the only #citrus commodity expected to see increases over last season’s production levels, https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/EBn1B0mVS2 | 2 |
1641177129781182464 | A high-level panel discussion on measuring environmentally-adjusted total factor productivity featuring @USDA_ERS, @OECDagriculture, @RiceUniversity, @UofMaryland researchers. Talked centered on accounting for environmental factors and risks in #AgProductivity measurement. https://t.co/Cl5HYLL4ic | 2 |
1641525104499732481 | Grapefuit production by State, 2018/19–2022/23F https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/mvOwUGfyWl | 2 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1641434724513075200 | Ag Technology by the Numbers, USDA's Big Precision Tech Study Shows High Adoption Rates Among Largest Farms by Dan Miller @DMillerPF with @dtnpf @USDA_ERS @USDA #precisionag #digital #economics https://t.co/4fRyGj8UIT | 11 |
1641071691681128448 | @VTCals hosts @tegemeoorg Executive Director, Prof Gideon Obare and Senior Research Fellow Dr. @timonjagi who just presented on "Understanding Productivity Gaps in Kenya and East Africa" during the @Ag_Productivity, @USDA_ERS and @FarmFoundation joint workshop on #AgProductivity https://t.co/FaCOGwJSPl | 8 |
1641063241400082432 | @VTCALSGlobal Associate Dean and Director, Dr Tom Thompson deliveres his welcome remarks during the @VTCals @USDA_ERS and @FarmFoundation joint workshop on emerging research trends on #AgProductivity. https://t.co/dUrEPABykT | 5 |
1638927414448340994 | According to the @USDA_ERS, public spending on agricultural research has yielded our economy $20 for every $1 spent. Read Subcommittee Chairman @RepJimBaird's full opening statement from today's hearing on Title VII: https://t.co/WpsokNbuWV | 5 |
1641061637766676481 | Associate Dean and @VTCALSGlobal Director, Dr. Tom Thompson highlights key #AgProductivity messeges and priorities following consultative forums to improve policy decision making and championing research on TFP growth @USDA_ERS @FarmFoundation https://t.co/bnFiuVZ40k | 5 |
1641177129781182464 | A high-level panel discussion on measuring environmentally-adjusted total factor productivity featuring @USDA_ERS, @OECDagriculture, @RiceUniversity, @UofMaryland researchers. Talked centered on accounting for environmental factors and risks in #AgProductivity measurement. https://t.co/Cl5HYLL4ic | 5 |
1641525104499732481 | Grapefuit production by State, 2018/19–2022/23F https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/mvOwUGfyWl | 4 |
1641430925530783745 | We are off to a great start at the @VTCals, @USDA_ERS , and @FarmFoundation #AgProductivity growth workshop in Arlington, Virginia and online. @coloradostate's Dr. @GregoryGraff leads a discussion on agriculture start-ups, private financing, and innovation. https://t.co/AjrJEYoAtL | 4 |
1641058753528332288 | All is set for the #AgProductivity workshop on productivity analysis @FarmFoundation @USDA_ERS https://t.co/KItumKTc9n | 4 |
1641524811007402009 | #Orange production levels in #Florida have a history of declining after natural disasters and after spread of major disease. https://t.co/YroMoRCw6D @USDA_ERS https://t.co/ea7X5qnJwY | 3 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#agproductivity | 19 |
#food | 8 |
#china | 6 |
#restaurants | 6 |
#rural | 3 |
#pork | 2 |
#raisin | 2 |
#corn | 2 |
#orange | 2 |
#florida | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@usda_ers | 115 |
@farmfoundation | 14 |
@farmpolicy | 11 |
@ag_productivity | 10 |
@usda | 7 |
@vtcals | 7 |
@vtcalsglobal | 6 |
@repjimbaird | 5 |
@houseaggop | 4 |
@farmdocdaily | 2 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
24
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
⭐ | 4 | star |
🥑 | 3 | avocado |
😂 | 3 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
🍇 | 2 | grapes |
🚢 | 2 | ship |
🍎 | 2 | red_apple |
🍊 | 2 | tangerine |
💩 | 2 | pile_of_poo |
📈 | 2 | chart_increasing |
👏 | 1 | clapping_hands |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Food & Drink | 9 |
Travel & Places | 7 |
Smileys & Emotion | 5 |
Objects | 4 |
People & Body | 1 |
Flags | 1 |
Animals & Nature | 1 |