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USDA NASS, NASDA, Celebrate 50 Year Partnership
NASS and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture are celebrating 50 years of working together. The partnership provides timely, accurate and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. NASS and NASDA are celebrating the anniversary during the NASDA annual meeting this week in Saratoga Springs, New York.
NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer said, “NASDA enumerators do an incredible service for NASS, the producers, our nation, and the world.”
NASS works closely with state departments of agriculture to support their agricultural statistics needs and reduce duplication with federal programs. NASDA provides vital, grassroots support for the NASS mission by employing thousands of part-time enumerators who assist farmers and ranchers with ag census and survey responses through telephone and in-person interviews. The partnership allows NASDA staff to focus on data collection, which is essential for accurate data reports, while NASS staff concentrate on survey integrity and data analysis.
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