Articles tagged under: Census of Agriculture
Consolidation Trend Continues in MN
Published February 14, 2024
The average Minnesota farmer in 2022 was 57.1 years old, up from 56.5 years old when the last Census of Agriculture was done in 2017. Farm numbers statewide declined from 68,000 to 65,531. In 2022, Minnesota farms reported an average…Ag Census Perspective
Published February 13, 2024
USDA has released the results of its 2022 Census of Agriculture. The average age of the American farmer is just over 58 years, up a half-percent from the survey done five years earlier. There are more new and beginning farmers,…Farm Numbers Decline
Published February 13, 2024
USDA says the number of farms and ranches in the U.S. continues to decline. According to the latest USDA Census of Agriculture, there were 1.9 million farms and ranches in 2022. Down seven percent from the 2017 census. The average…Last Chance to Complete Census of Agriculture
Published July 5, 2018
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is finalizing data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. With that, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is urging farmers and ranchers to participate. Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring says “it is especially important in…Census of Agriculture Deadline Approaching
Published June 5, 2018
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for submitting the paper questionnaire is June 15. The Census can be…Still Time to Fill Out Census of Ag
Published April 29, 2018
There is still time to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. USDA's National Ag Statistics Service has received more than 1.5 million completed questionnaires. However, the national return rate is currently lower than it was at this point in…