The importance of the Census of Agriculture. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Nearly 3 million producers will receive an invitation to respond to the 2022 Census of…
AFBF Says Check Rural Broadband Map
…a huge step from where we used to be where broadband data availability was based off of census block level data. American Farm Bureau was a strong proponent of the…
Farmers Say Cover Crops Are On 40 Percent of Cropland
…a sizable increase from the 15.4 million acres of cover crops listed in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The USDA’s Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations 2021 Report says a large number…
2022 Census of Agriculture Set to Open in the Coming Weeks
…have been added. Updates to internet questions have also been added, along with questions pertaining to hair sheep. More information about the 2022 Census of Agriculture and previous census data…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 04-12-22
…CARB informed on electric forklift challenges, farming during the war on Ukraine, and preparations for the Census of Agriculture. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Current USDA Organic Survey Open Until April 4
…continue to receive requests for updated data on organic farms, especially to measure growth in the production sector of the organic industry,” Chief of NASS’ Census Planning Branch, Donald Buysse…
Upcoming Survey for Farmers and Ranchers
…questions to incorporate in future censuses and surveys. This study will ask growers questions about race, ethnicity, gender, and disability status. USDA knows a farmers’ time is valuable and notes…
NASS Collecting Additional Information on Local Food Practices
…food marketing practices. This information came from farmers and ranchers who had previously reported local food marketing activity on prior surveys and a census. In light of the extreme dynamics…
USDA to Host Virtual Data Users’ Meeting
…Research Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, Foreign Agricultural Service and U.S. Census Bureau. Agricultural Statistics Board Chair Joe Parsons states, “This is an excellent opportunity for data users to be informed…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
…questionnaires distributed by USDA-NASS, with consecutive telephone and field follow-up. To arrive at the estimated almond acreage, USDA-NASS compares its almond acreage database with the 2017 Census of Agriculture, pesticide…
NASS Report Shows Vast Majority of American Farms Are Family Operations
A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that family farms are still the backbone of American agriculture. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released the 2017 Census of…
June 22 Deadline to Encourage More Cotton Eligibility for CFAP
…significant reduction. “Trade data published by U.S. Census Bureau provide indicate a decline in ELS market prices between January 2020 and April 2020. ELS cotton prices, as measured by per-pound…
Curious Trend in Cover Cropping in California
…can act as a barrier for implementing cover crops into an agricultural operation, an interesting trend was discovered when looking at the data from the 2017 census of agriculture. “In…
Connection Between Increased U.S. Hop Production and Craft Brewing
…from the U.S. Census of Agriculture and ReferenceUSA, researchers found that the number of American breweries more than quadrupled between 2007 and 2017. A report from the Brewers Association (BA)…