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Fall is a heavy harvest season for many crops, and a heavy top wire is being harvested for hops as well.

Before the conclusion of July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the Cattle Inventory report that revealed a lower head count in the national cattle herd, and that is leading to higher prices.

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service surveys could feel like a burden, particularly if farmers didn’t have a good year.   But the ag industry organizations believe this information is important, according to Wesley Spurlock of the National Corn Growers Association.   “If you’...

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...