…2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey is the first-ever survey conducted by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service to produce benchmark data about local food marketing practices. This 2012 Census of…
USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Dairy Farms
…decades, making these economic data more crucial than ever before,” said NASS Census and Survey Division Director Barbara Rater. “The 2016 ARMS will help determine how recent policy changes have…
USDA Releases Local Food Marketing Survey Results
…United States that produce local foods, the value of local foods sales, and marketing practices and expenses. This census study will provide data on the production and marketing of locally…
USDA Prepares for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…Census of Agriculture in late 2017. The census of agriculture is Your Voice, Your Future, Your Opportunity. For more information about NACS and the 2017 Census of Agriculture, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov….
Rural America at a Glance
…metro and non-metro areas reported here are based on the metropolitan area designations established by the Office of Management and Budget in 2013 based on 2010 Census results.) Read…
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…to year, census data show that the number of midsize farms has declined about 5 percent from 1992 to 2012. There is evidence that the decline in midsize farms is…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…to collect data on STAX policies sold and the 2012 Agricultural Census for data on cotton operations and total crop operations, regression modeling examines the relationship between the market penetration…
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to Meet
The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics will take place in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 8-9, 2016. The agenda includes a discussion of the 2017 Census of…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…the 2012 Census of Agriculture, 75 percent of all farm operations gross less than $50,000 per year. EZ Guarantee Loans offer low interest rates and terms up to seven years…
Agri View: Farm Workforce
…of producers. The decline was continuous. The farm workforce declining, still does. Every census for a hundred years. It proves that our largest industry is our most progressive. That’s Agri…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…farm prices: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Vegetables. Data provided only for top six States. According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, these States accounted for approximately 50…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…The fresh, local foods offered through farm to school programs help school meal programs provide healthy, appealing, and diverse offerings. Results of the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census show…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…serve healthy, MyPlate-inspired meals to kids. That’s almost $168 million invested in the local economy! USDA’s Farm to School Census website has more information about school districts’ use of local…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
…farmers who have more experience. Census of Agriculture data says 48 percent of beginning farmers with positive sales numbers in 2007 also had positive sales numbers in 2012. That number…