Questionnaires are now arriving in ag producer's mailboxes to collect data from the 2022 growing season. Farmers can respond online or return their completed questionnaires by mail.
Questionnaires are now arriving in ag producer's mailboxes to collect data from the 2022 growing season. Farmers can respond online or return their completed questionnaires by mail.
The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Even small plots of land – whether rural or urban – count if $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. The Census of Agriculture, conducted once every five years, looks at land use and ownership, producer characteristics, production practices, income, and expenditures.
The Census of Agriculture provides the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every state and county in the nation. Responses are due by February 6, 2023. NASS will send reminder notices to those who do not respond and may attempt to contact those producers for a personal interview. Response to the Census of Agriculture is required by federal law.
Census of Agriculture data are used by all those who serve farmers and rural communities — federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, and many others.
Farmers and ranchers can use Census of Agriculture data to make informed decisions about the future of their own operations.
Companies and cooperatives use the data to determine where to locate facilities that will serve agricultural producers.
Community planners use the information to target needed services to rural residents.
Legislators use census data when shaping farm policies and programs.
For more information visit the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Census of Agriculture website.
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