…advocacy, agribusiness setup, rural development, and more. Information about the 2017 Census of Agriculture and previous censuses is available at www.agcensus.usda.gov. Image credit: from USDA/Plantains growing in Gurabo, Puerto Rico,…
NIFA Supports Increasing Rural Prosperity through Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs for the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…farmers and ranchers. “According to the 2012 Agriculture Census undertaken by the National Agricultural Statistics Survey, the average age of the American farmer is approximately 59 years old,” said NIFA…
2017 Census of Agriculture Gets Underway
…producer or farm operation. NASS will release the results of the census in February 2019. For more information about the 2017 Census of Agriculture, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov or call (800) 727-9540….
Census of Ag Helps Farmers Influence Future Policy
USDA Census of Agriculture forms will start showing up in farmers’ mailboxes in December. The national census is conducted by the National Ag Statistics Service every five years and it’s…
Countdown to Census: What You Need To Know
…still have one week to try the online questionnaire demo on the census of agriculture website (www.agcensus.usda.gov). The census website will continue to be updated with new information through the…
Census of Agriculture to Start Soon
…forms in eight weeks. Producers can mail in their completed census form, or respond online. Conducted once every five years, the census of agriculture is a complete count of all…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…production, “said RMA Acting Administrator Heather Manzano. The survey is a census of all known U.S. farmers and ranchers with certified organic production in 2016. Producers must meet the standards…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
…This year fuel ethanol exports to Brazil are at 1.17 billion liters (310 million gallons) through July, according to Census Bureau trade data. The three organizations, which work jointly and…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…new areas of near-term demand. U.S. ethanol exports have already reached a new all-time high at 1.15 billion gallons this marketing year, according to data collected by the U.S. Census…
Agri View: 2017 Farm Census
Everett Griner talks about 2017 Farm Census is now underway in today’s Agri View. 2017 Farm Census Well, it is time for a Census of Agriculture. We do a new…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
…as well, when schools buy the food they provide from local producers.” According to the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census, schools with strong farm to school programs report higher…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
Canada saw increases in young and women farmers in its latest Census of Agriculture. Statistics Canada has released its 2016 Census of Agriculture, which counted 271,000-some farm operators, down from…
USDA to Hold Expert Panel Meeting on Publication of Farm Operator Demographics
…single principal operator in previous censuses of agriculture to multiple persons responsible for decisions in the 2017 Census of Agriculture? There will be an opportunity for public comment beginning at…
Study: 82% of U.S. Households Buy Organic Regularly
…at the supermarket) to track their purchases. Nielsen has been tracking food purchases with its home scanner household panel since 2002. *According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics…