…program. Using the new online tools, producers will be able to use data unique to their specific farming operations combined with factors like the geographical diversity of crops, soils, weather…
USDA/NASS Preparing for Key June Surveys
Rundle The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service is the agency responsible for collecting key data about crops around the nation, and largely the data has focused on crops like wheat…
Survey Season Kicking Into High Gear
Survey season is kicking into high gear for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service – and NASS wants producers to know they can be confident in its commitment to data confidentiality…
California’s 2013 Walnut Acreage Up 8 Percent From 2011
…data by variety, year planted, and county – as voluntarily reported by walnut growers and maintained in the NASS database. With perfect information, the estimated walnut acreage and the detailed…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. HAWAII TARO PRODUCTION Hawaii taro production for the 2013 crop year is estimated at 3.10 million pounds, down 11 percent from the previous…
USDA Announces Special Import Quota #14 for Upland Cotton
…of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally-adjusted average rate for the period October 2013 through December 2013, the most recent three months for which data are available. Today’s announced…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
…April 2014. About 7,200 beekeepers responded to the voluntary survey. A complete analysis of the bee survey data will be published later this year. The summary of the analysis is…
NASS on Data Collection in California
Here’s a behind the scenes look for you into how our ag statistics work. USDA NASS Branch Chief Lance Honig discusses the use of information from California agriculture commissioners. Sabrina…
9 California Counties Make Top 10 List for Ag Sales in the U.S.
…as well as first-time or expanded data,” said Vic Tolomeo, Director, USDA-NASS Pacific Region. “Many of these data about California and our counties are only collected and reported as part…
Statement from Ag Sec. Vilsack on Updated 2012 Census of Agriculture Data
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2014— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on the updated 2012 Census of Agriculture data: “The Census results reiterate the continued need for policies that…
Talk About Your Census and Share Your Story
Rod Bain reports the USDA has a new way for explaining how Census of Agriculture data benefits them. Renee Picanso of the National Agricultural Statistics Service also shares examples of…
Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions
…data becomes available in order to more accurately capture changing groundwater levels. The Department will provide a public update by November 30 that identifies groundwater basins with water shortages, details…
Web Tool Simplifies Record Keeping
CropManage is a web-based tool made by the UC Extension that allows growers to input application techniques and export them into useful data for the future. Added funding has allowed…
Join the University of California in a One-Day Science Project on May 8th
…Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, which administers Cooperative Extension in California. “To celebrate the anniversary of Cooperative Extension, we are asking Californians to help us collect scientific data so…