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NASS Encourages Southeast Producers to Return Census Forms

Dan Alabama, Census of Agriculture, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NASS

If you have yet to return your 2017 Census of Agriculture form, time is running out to do so. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture urges Southeast producers to do their part and be counted. Alabama State Statistician Cynthia Price, Florida State Statistician Mark Hudson and NASS Southern Region Director Jim Ewing in Georgia are …

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Southeast Farmers and Ranchers Urged to do Their Part and Be Counted

Dan Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that now is the time to return forms they may still have for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. NASS Southern Region Director Jim Ewing urges producers to return their completed Census questionnaires. And to do so as soon as possible in order to avoid follow-up phone …

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Southeast Producers Encouraged to Return Census Forms

Dan Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers across the Southeast that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Alabama State Statistician Cynthia Price, Florida State Statistician Mark Hudson and NASS Southern Region Director Jim Ewing in Georgia are urging producers who have not returned …

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USDA Urging Producers to Return Census Forms

Dan Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The national return rate is currently lower than at this point in the 2012 Census and thus NASS is encouraging producers who have not returned their completed census …

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Florida Farmers and Ranchers: Time is Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture

Dan Census of Agriculture, Florida, Industry News Release, USDA-NASS

NASS conducting phone and in-person follow-up The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding Florida farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. “NASS is grateful for the response from producers to date, but it is important that the others who received a Census …

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Georgia Farmers and Ranchers: Time is Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture

Dan Census of Agriculture, Georgia, Industry News Release, USDA-NASS

NASS conducting phone and in-person follow-up The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding Georgia farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. “NASS is grateful for the response from producers to date, but it is important that others who received a Census questionnaire …

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Farmers and Ranchers: Time Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture

Dan Census of Agriculture, Industry News Release, USDA-NASS

NASS conducting phone and in-person follow-up The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To date, NASS has received more than 1.5 million completed questionnaires. But the national return rate is currently lower than at this …

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Census of Agriculture Response Deadline is Monday

Dan Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) wants to remind farmers and ranchers the deadline to return your 2017 Census of Agriculture is next Monday, February 5. Producers can respond online at www.agcounts.usda.gov or by mailing questionnaires back in. The Census of Agriculture is the only NASS questionnaire mailed to every producer across the country and is conducted just once every …

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Census of Agriculture: Who Should Respond

Dan Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

Conducted just once every five years, the Census of Agriculture is the largest data collection by the Department of Agriculture. Producers who either did or normally would produce and sell more than $1,000 of agricultural goods need to fill out their survey. USDA NASS Pacific Region regional director Chris Messer explains. Survey Federal law also requires the information collected in …

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New Questions in 2017 Census of Agriculture

Dan Census of Agriculture, Industry News Release, USDA-NASS

As farmers and ranchers are filling out the 2017 Census of Agriculture, they will notice some new questions compared to the last questionnaire five years ago. The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Erik Gerlach, State Statistician for South Dakota, explains what’s new in the 2017 Census of …