YEAR-END SURVEYS ...
CENSUS ...
Improvements to Census of Agriculture website
Website now improved for customer experience, survey response & data use
AG CENSUS ...
Announcing the ag census response rate, details
USDA NASS announces response rate, data release details, and upcoming special studies
ECONOMY ...
USDA forecasts record high corn, soybean yields
USDA NASS report also included the first production forecast for U.S. cotton
CROP SURVEY ...
USDA reports soybean, corn acreage down
NASS surveyed approximately 8,600 segments of land and 70,500 farm operators
DATA ...
USDA launches Ag Resource Management Survey
In 2018, the survey will take a closer look at U.S. soybean and beef cattle production
CHEESE STATS ...
New York cheese production up 4%
New York cheese makers produced 861 million lbs in 2017, 4% above 2016 production
THE BUZZ ...
New York honey production down 13%
N.Y. honey production in 2017 totaled 3.19 million pounds, down 13 percent from 2016
ECONOMY ...
Studying the financial well-being of agriculture
Survey gathers info that measures health of all aspects of U.S. ag production
DATA USE ...