NASS Discontinues Select 2024 Data Collection Programs and Reports

Dan USDA-NASS

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced Tuesday they are canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing the Cotton Objective Yield Survey, as well as all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock beginning with the 2024 production year. NASS noted the decision to discontinue these surveys and reports was not made lightly, but was necessary given appropriated budget levels. …

Some Surprises in USDA Prospective Planting Reports

Dan Field Crops, USDA-NASS

The USDA’s Prospective Planting Report was not without some surprises. Gary Crawford reports. Listen to USDA Gary Crawford’s report here. The USDA’s Prospective Plantings Report shows corn planted area will be 90 million acres this year, down five percent or 4.61 million acres from last year. Soybean planted area for 2024 is estimated to be 86.5 million acres, up three …

USDA Cotton Planting Intention

Dan Cotton, Field Crops, USDA-NASS

Growers intend to plant 10.7 million acres of all cotton across the United States, which is up 4 percent from the previous year. Cotton producers in Georgia expect to plant an estimated 1.1 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous year.  Alabama forecasts a 13 percent increase in planting this year at 430,000 acres of cotton.  In Florida, the cotton planting …

Several Categories in U.S. Cotton Balance Sheet Are Up

Dan Cotton, USDA-NASS

USDA’s forecast for cotton this marketing year reflects year-over-year rises in several categories. Rod Bain has more. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson and Rod Bain’s program here. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

New Numbers from the Census of Agriculture

Dan Census of Agriculture, USDA-NASS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released their Census of Agriculture. Mark Oppold runs through some of the new numbers in this report. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

North America 2023 Potato Production Data Released by USDA

Dan Specialty Crops, USDA-NASS

Last week, the USDA released the 2023 North American Potatoes report. These are numbers from the Agriculture Departments in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada reveals the 2023 North American Potato harvest data. Potato production for the U.S. and Canada combined in 2023 is estimated at 570 million per hundredweight, up eight percent from the 2022 estimate. The U.S. potato production …

USDA to Survey Producers Planting Intentions for 2024

Dan Field Crops, USDA-NASS

As the 2024 crop production season begins, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season. NASS is busy mailing the survey questionnaire, asking producers to provide information about the crops they intend to plant in 2024, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amounts of grain and oilseed …

USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture

Dan Census of Agriculture, This Land of Ours, USDA-NASS

Results from the new census of ag. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.   USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) this week announced the 2022 Census of Agriculture results. The information collected directly from producers shows a continued decline in the total number of U.S. farms. However, the data also show a rise in the number of new …