census of ag

The 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results were released this week.  According to NASS, Nationwide, 231,474 farms irrigated 55,938,795 acres.  By way of comparison, the 2013 survey showed there were 229,230 farms that irrigated 55,319,417 acres.  The res...

Just how huge is the 2017 U-S Census of Agriculture?   "We'll be releasing over 6.4 million unique pieces of data," said Joe Parsons, Chair of the National Ag Statistics Board.   He added the data needs to be broken down in order to be useful.   ...

The USDA will release the 2017 Census of Agriculture results on Thursday, 9 a.m. Pacific time.  The full Census report will include millions of data points, including number of farms, land in farms, total value of production, demographics, and more at the national, state, and county levels.  Th...

NASS wrapped up its Census of Agriculture collection in 2018. The agency plans to release the new up-to-date Census data in 2019.   “Over the course of 2018, NASS conducted the single-largest federal agricultural data collection in the United States with an improved questionnaire and asked some new questions to document changes and emerging trends in American farming,” says NASS Administrator Hube

After months of talks, the end is almost here.  NASS will wrap up all of its data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture on July 31st.  Anyone who received the Census questionnaire is required by law to respond by that date.  Chris M...

There is still time to complete the Census of Agriculture for producers who may have missed the June 15th deadline.  Completed forms were first due from farmers back in February, but the deadline has been extended through the end of July.  NASS sa...

It's last call for responses to the 2017 Ag Census.   Stephanie Ho has the latest pitch from the USDA.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Farmers and ranchers have less than a week to submit their information to the Department of Agriculture as part of the Census of Agriculture.  USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says producers should respond online or by mail by Monday, February 5th.  Agriculture S...

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.  Erik Gerlach, State Statistician for South Dakota, says there have been several revisions and additions to the latest Census.  ...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture says that about 42,000 farmers and ranchers will be receiving Census of Ag questionnaires from the USDA.   NASS State Statistician for Oregon Dave Losh said producers will be asked to answer questions regarding crops, livestock, demographics, and economics.  ...