NASS Conducting Final ARMS Survey

Starting later this month, NASS will kick off the 3rd and final phase of the 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey.  NASS officials say they will spend the next several months gathering information about farm economics from producers and ranchers nationwide.

“The data will help inform decisions on local and federal policies and programs that affect farms and farm families.” said NASS Chair Lance Honig.

NASS will reach out to nearly 40,000 producers nationwide.  The 2025 ARMS survey includes a version of the questionnaire focused on farm costs of production and expenditures for cotton, hogs and broiler producers.

"In February, our interviewers will begin reaching out to those farmers who have not yet responded,” Honig said. “We appreciate their time and are here to help them with the questionnaire so that their information will continue to support sound agricultural decision-making.”

Information provided to NASS is kept confidential, as required by federal law. The agency only publishes data in aggregate form, ensuring that no individual respondent or operation can be identified.  The expense data gathered in ARMS will be published in the annual Farm Production Expenditures report on July 24th, 2026.

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