Dennis Koong

NASS is preparing to roll out the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties this winter to provide a comprehensive picture of the U.S. horticulture industry.  Survey codes were mailed this month to more than 40,000 horticulture producers to respond online.  Collect...

NASS will kick off its biannual Agricultural Labor Survey in October.  More than 1,000 Northwest farmers and ranchers will be asked to participate in the survey On-line or by mail.  The survey allows producers to provide accurate information about hired farm labor, including total number of hired farm workers, total hours worked, and total wages paid for the weeks of July 7-13 and October 6-12.  

Vegetable growers across Washington and Oregon can expect to be interviewed by NASS in the coming weeks.  The USDA will work to gather information for the 2024 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey this fall.  NASS will collect information on planted acreage, pest management practices, acres treated, and application rates, pesticide application, acres treated, and rates applied to five targeted vegetable

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.   ...

Only a few weeks remain for produces, growers, ranchers, farmers of all walks, to participate in the Census of Ag.  Dennis Koong, NASS Northwest Regional Director, said the USDA needs accurate data, so it’s vital that producers participate.   “Polic...

As part of the 2022 Agricultural Resources Management Survey, better known as ARMS, NASS will survey producers across the Pacific Northwest about their production practices.  This year, USDA is reaching out to wheat and potato producers.   ...