Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, which spans some 6.4 million new points of information about America’s farms and ranches and those who operate them. And Stephanie Ho has a story explaining what crops are being planted more and which are being planted less compared to five years earlier. …
New Census of Agriculture Released Amid Disaster Relief Call to Action
According to the USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, between 2012-2017 Georgia’s agricultural industry observed continuous growth in production value of fruit and tree nuts; while other commodities including row crops, stabilized or suffered slight downturns. The new information from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) comes amid calls for action by Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black for the …
2017 Census of Agriculture Data Now Available
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, spanning some 6.4 million new points of information about America’s farms and ranches and those who operate them, including new data about on-farm decision making, down to the county level. Information collected by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) directly from farmers and ranchers tells …
Release of Ag Census Data Delayed
The release of Ag Census statistics from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be delayed. Stephanie Ho has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
One Week Left to Complete Census of Agriculture
The National Ag Statistics Service is ending all of its data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture on July 31. Anyone who received the Census questionnaire is required by law to respond by that date. They can also fill out the census online at AgCensus.USDA.Gov. NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer says the Census of Agriculture, which is conducted once every …
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
There is still time to complete the Census of Agriculture for producers who may have missed the June 15th deadline. A Farm Journal report notes that completed forms were first due from farmers back in February, but the deadline has been extended through the end of July. A press release from the National Agricultural Statistics Service says they extended the …
National Cotton Council Urging Producers to Complete Census
While the deadline to submit the paper questionnaire for the 2017 Census of Agriculture has passed, those who still need to turn in their information can do so online. Jody Campiche, vice president of economics and policy analysis for the National Cotton Council, explains why it is important for producers to get this done. NCC Urging Producers to Complete Census For more …
Census Forms Needed by Friday
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. In order to stay on track for the release of this data in February 2019, it has set Friday, June 15 as the deadline to submit the paper questionnaire. NASS is hoping farmers and ranchers across the Southeast who have yet …
Last Chance to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
Less than two weeks to submit the questionnaire by mail The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for submitting the paper questionnaire is June 15, 2018. Farmers and ranchers who have not responded …
Census of Agriculture Deadline Looming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for submitting the paper questionnaire is June 15, 2018. Farmers and ranchers who have not responded by June 15, 2018, still have until the end of July to …