…ordered probit model of the frequency of serving local foods was estimated using data from the 2013 Farm to School Census. Additional school district characteristics were merged from the National…
Census Of Agriculture Countdown Begins For America’s Farmers And Ranchers
…or normally would have been sold, during the census year (2017). For more information about the 2017 Census of Agriculture and to see how census data are used, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
…an avian influenza outbreak in your area, sign up on the California Poultry Census page: http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/California_Poultry_Census. Owners of backyard chickens who observe illness or increased mortality among their birds should…
NASS Honors Two Former Employees in 2016 Hall of Fame Induction
…changes to NASS’ agricultural statistics program and organizational culture, including the transfer of the Census of Agriculture program from the Census Bureau to NASS. During a time of technological change,…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…since 2014,” said Adam Cline, NASS Census Section Head and member of the USDA Organic Working Group. “As sales from certified organic agriculture products increase, demand for accurate statistics about…
CA Leads Nation in Direct Farm Sales
…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…