Information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that California’s vegetable value of utilized production declined last year. According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the value of California’s…
USDA Measuring Financial Well-Being of California Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to understand the financial well-being of California producers. For the next several months USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be gathering…
NASS Report Shows Vast Majority of American Farms Are Family Operations
…four percent between 2012 and 2017. Listen to the radio report below. NASS Report Shows Vast Majority of American Farms Are Family Operations About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter…
AFBF Suggests Methodology Improvements for NASS Reports
…NASS reports and suggests updates to increase accuracy and transparency. The AFBF USDA-NASS Working Group Report details key areas where survey collection and data reporting could be improved. “While NASS…
Almond Update: State of the Industry Points of Positives of 2020
…at record crop projection. “The USDA-NASS estimates came out and for the first time ever, the subjective and the objective were the same at 3 billion pounds…That’s a 32% increase…
Importance of Grape Crush Report During Heavy Wildfire Year
Determining the data for the annual grape crush report could be a little complicated this year. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issues the Grape Crush Report every year and…
USDA-NASS Report Affirms Continued Growth of Organic Sector
…that the organic sector is poised for even further growth with many producers indicating plans for increasing production and organic acreage. Listen to the radio report below. USDA-NASS Report Affirms…
Final Citrus Forecast Shows Slight Increase in California Production
…are minimal changes between the last several estimates. NASS’s Mark Hudson announced all oranges at 51 million boxes for California The prediction is a five percent increase for California over last…
California Almond Production Forecasted at Three Billion Pounds
The latest almond production projection from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts three billion meat pounds for California producers. The California Almond Objective…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-01-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering NASS estimating an increase for California processing tomatoes and…
Processing Tomatoes, Walnuts See Slight Forecast Increase
The National Agricultural Statistics Service issued its latest estimates for California processing tomatoes and Walnuts, and both show a slight increase over 2019. NASS said processors are reporting contracts for totaling…
USDA Predicts Another Record Almond Crop This Year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is expecting another record almond crop for California, marking the fifth year in a row of record-breaking crop numbers….
Almond Acres in California Saw Another Increase in 2019
…industry feedback that is submitted to USDA-NASS. Almond growers are encouraged to participate in the data collection process as surveys are sent out to industry members. USDA-NASS intends to release…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…(NASS) is making every effort to produce and deliver official federal agriculture statistics on schedule. We will evaluate data collection and agency operations for the production of each NASS report as…