…of producers. The decline was continuous. The farm workforce declining, still does. Every census for a hundred years. It proves that our largest industry is our most progressive. That’s Agri…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…farm prices: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Vegetables. Data provided only for top six States. According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, these States accounted for approximately 50…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…The fresh, local foods offered through farm to school programs help school meal programs provide healthy, appealing, and diverse offerings. Results of the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census show…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…serve healthy, MyPlate-inspired meals to kids. That’s almost $168 million invested in the local economy! USDA’s Farm to School Census website has more information about school districts’ use of local…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
…farmers who have more experience. Census of Agriculture data says 48 percent of beginning farmers with positive sales numbers in 2007 also had positive sales numbers in 2012. That number…
National Farm to School Month
…The recent 2015 USDA Farm to School Census shows farm to school programs now exist in every state in the nation and in every type of school district – large…
Millennials and Organic: a winning combination
…for OTA members purchasing the study. For more information, contact Angela Jagiello at ajagiello@ota.com. * Latest U.S. Census Bureau data puts number of Millennials in the U.S. at 75.4 million….
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…Organic Survey is a census of all operations identified as having certified organic production. Certified organic farms must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…nutrition standards with appealing and diverse offerings. According to the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census, schools with robust farm to school programs report reductions in food waste, higher school…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
…is readily available,” said NASS Census and Survey Division Director, Barbara Rater. “By responding, farmers ensure that decisions impacting their industry are based on facts.” Data for both surveys will…
Essential Meat Thermometer
…the Census Bureau and the Ag Department. Karen Hamrick says thousands of chief household meal preparers were questioned in the study and asked if they’d ever used a meat thermometer,…
Agri View: Women Farm Operators
…farmers operated 2.1 million farms. Like the previous agriculture census, the 2012 Census of Agriculture collected data on up to three operators per farm. Whether counting only principal operators (the…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…Number of cattle & calf operations: 915,000 (USDA 2012 Ag Census) • Average herd size: 40 head • Average producer age: 58.3 (USDA 2012 Ag Census) • Economic impact: $88.25…
Agri View: Farming Times
…was replacing some very well-used equipment. As farmers, we know that lean times always come back. USDA census numbers illustrate how farmers and ranchers have built our balance sheets. The…