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Starting later this month, NASS will kick off the 3rd and final phase of the 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey.

The Department of Agriculture is preparing for the first-ever National Agroforestry Survey. NASS is mailing the survey to 11,000 farmers and ranchers to gather information on agroforestry practices used for climate, conservation, and production ...

It was a busy Labor Day holiday weekend, for hundreds of USDA expert crop innumerators who visited farms nationwide in an effort to complete objective yield evaluations of crops for the upcoming USDA Crop Production Report. NASS' Lance Honig said those evaluators were scheduled to look at 7,800 field plots of corn, soybeans, and cotton, checking a variety of issues, including crop maturity levels

Grape growers across Washington are being encouraged to participate in a host of surveys, to determine what issues may be facing the industry now and into the future.  Washington State University’s Michelle Moyer said the goal of these surveys, is to get a baseline for the region.   "...

NASS is prepping multiple surveys for release at the end of June.  Some of most anticipated reports are results of surveys taking place now, according to Joe Parsons, chair of the NASS Agricultural Statistics Board.  Parsons said June is a busy month.   “...

A recent survey of  global consumers shows most remain baffled by food labels. Sponsored by Elanco, The Truth About Food survey gathered input from 3,300 consumers in 11 countries.  Of the findings, online meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the survey shows 82% of consumers said they buy organic products mainly because they believe the foods to be pesticide-free.   But, ...

Did you know there is more than one type of survey?  Flo Sayre explains the differences, and how you as a property owners should use them.           If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

A recent survey of rural residents commissioned by DTN/The Progressive Farmer found that land prices, passing on the farm to the next generation, biotechnology developments, and agribusiness mergers are just some of the things on the minds of farmers going into the new year...

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be conducting an in-person conservation survey to highlight the practices they use.   Joe Parsons with NASS on the Conservation Effects Assessment Project said, “This is part of a series of surveys we’ve worked with NRCS on. Some of the have been focu...

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, or NASS, is conducting two surveys this fall, one on chemical use by vegetable growers and the other on resource management.   Head of NASS’s Environmental and Economics Surveys Torey Lawrence said the data is all gathered by in-person interviews.   “Really...