census of ag

NASS has launched a collection of interactive maps to allow data users to access key Census of Agriculture information. The newly redesigned Ag Census Web Maps application offers the public access to maps and accompanying data to help visualize, download and analyze Census of Agriculture data down to the county level...

Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.  Although the deadline for submitting the ag census just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed census questionnaires through the spring to ensure all farmers and ranchers take advantage of the opportunity to be represented in the widely used data.   ...

The deadline for filling out and returning the 2022 Census of Agriculture is finally here.   “The last day to respond is Monday, February 6, and we appreciate all the farmers and ranchers who have responded so far, and we definitely would appreciate it if everyone responded by the due date," said NASS' Tony Dorn.  "Now res...

It’s time once again for the USDA’s Census of Agriculture.  Oregon farmers and ranchers are being reminded to participate in this twice a decade national survey.  Dave Losh with Oregon NASS says the state Department of Agriculture, USDA, lawmakers and many others use the data to push for or against programs that impact the sector.   “I think Oregon’s at 2...

America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to be represented in the nation's only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county and territory.  The Department of Agriculture will mail the 2022 Census of Agriculture to millions of agriculture producers across the 50 states and Puerto Rico this fall.  The 2022 Cens...

Ag producers have until June 30th to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture. NASS will mail Ag census survey codes for responding securely online to every known U.S. producer in November. Hard copy questions will be mailed in December ...

Farmers, the USDA may invite you to take a test, a content test to help the Department prepare for the online portion of the 2022 Census Agriculture.  "This test that's coming up is a critical part of our preparation for and once every five-year census," said Kathy Ott with NASS. "T ...

NASS is preparing to mail the National Agricultural Classification Survey this month. The survey goes to more than a million potential American Ag producers, in preparation for the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The survey will ask recipients if they are involved in agricultural activity and for basic farm information ...

Starting this months, NASS will conduct the 2020 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey. First conducted in 2015, the Census of Agriculture special study will look at local and regional food systems and provide new data on how locally grown food in the United States are marketed and sold ...

We're only two years away from the next Census of Agriculture. NASS' Donald Buysse,  expect the upward trend of paperwork filled on-line to continue. "We got about 100,000 reports electronically via the Internet from the 2007 census. We ...