USDA Extends Hort Survey

The USDA announced Monday that NASS will continue collecting the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties through April 18th.  Growers are encouraged to complete their survey either On-line or by mail as soon as possible.  USDA officials say the online questionnaire is user friendly, accessible on most electronic devices, and saves producers time by calculating totals and automatically skipping questions that do not apply to their operations. 

Conducted just once every five years, NASS said the Census of Horticultural Specialties is the only source of detailed production and sales data for U.S. floriculture, nursery, and specialty crop industries, including greenhouse food crops.  The 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties data will expand on the 2022 Census of Agriculture data with information on horticultural crop production, value of products, square footage used for growing crops, production expenses, and more.

Producers who receive the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties are required to respond by federal law, as it is part of the Census of Agriculture program. The same federal law that requires producers to respond also requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential. 

The 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties data is scheduled to be available on December 16th, 2025, at NASS' Website and in the Quick Stats database.

Click Here for more information about the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties.

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