The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has initiated the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey by mailing survey codes to selected irrigators nationwide, encouraging online responses to compile a…
Census of Agriculture Report to Be Released February 13
…decision-making, will be available to the public on the official NASS website. All data will be presented in aggregate form only, preventing the identification of individual operations or producers. NASS’s…
Tech Use on Farms
…have the highest internet use aren’t anywhere near the Silicon Valley. Tony Dorn of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) explains some of the findings. “As far as the states,…
Latest Citrus Forecast Shows a Nominal Decline from Early Expectations
The recent citrus forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) highlights a small decline in overall production. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is expecting 2.52 million tons for…
Cherries Abundant for Independence Day
…Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) says the increase is from a rebound in Washington State’s crop from last year. Another major cherry-producing state, California also saw big increases in sweet cherry…
California Almond Acreage Sees First Decline in Over Two Decades
…(NASS) measured overall acreage at 1.63 million acres in the 2022 California Almond Acreage Report. Acreage was reported as 1.65 million in 2021. The report estimates that 1.35 million acres…
Hemp Report Shows Considerable Drop in Acreage and Value
…USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The National Hemp Report from NASS shows the collective value of all U.S. hemp production was $238 million in 2022. That total was $824…
Still Time to Respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture
…want the most accurate information for farm policy and other decisions that will be made affecting agriculture and the farmer and rancher community.” NASS is extending the reporting window to…
Census of Agriculture Accepted by USDA Through Spring
…in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the deadline for submitting the ag census just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed…
2022 Census of Agriculture Due Soon
…or by mail. Last month, NASS mailed the Census of Agriculture questionnaires to every known ag producer in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Conducted just once every five years, the…
Almond Update: Production Trends Could Bring Equilibrium to The Market
…along with yield averages. “This year if the 2.6 billion pounds that NASS estimated back in July is to be realized, that would equate to about 1,900 pounds per acre…
2022 Census of Agriculture Underway
…urges producers to respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture today. To respond online, go to agcounts.usda.gov. For more information, visit nass.usda.gov/agcensus. Connect with USDA NASS online: Web: https://www.nass.usda.gov/ Twitter:…
NASS 2021 Organic Survey Results
What state and products lead in organic production? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) this month released the…
Navel Orange Forecast Up 19 Percent from Last Year
…Measurement Survey, conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) initial forecast is 76 million cartons. The vast majority of production, 73…