Articles tagged under: NASS
NASS Drops Key Reports
Published April 10, 2024
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service has canceled the 2024 July Cattle Report, discontinued the Cotton Objective Yield Survey as well as all county estimates for crops and livestock. The decision is effective this year. USDA Statistics Division Director Troy Joshua…Ag Census Coming Early ’24
Published December 10, 2023
The Census of Agriculture is scheduled to be released February 13. The census is released by USDA every five years providing an in-depth look at farming operations across the country. "We’ll look at new things that are coming," said National…USDA: Red Meat Supplies Decline Slightly in November
Published December 24, 2019
Along with the Hogs and Pigs report, USDA’s National Ag Statistic Service also released the November Cold Storage report on Monday. Total red meat supplies in the nation’s freezers as of November 30 were down two percent from October, but…USDA Notes Record Hog Inventory in Latest Report
Published December 24, 2019
In the quarterly USDA Hogs and Pigs report, the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reported record hog inventory for this quarter. As of December 1, NASS says there were 77.3 million head in the U.S. swine herd, three percent more…NASS Wants More Info From ND and MN
Published October 17, 2019
The National Agricultural Statistics Service plans to collect additional data about the corn and soybean harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota. NASS wants to consider the full impact of the recent snowstorm to determine if any changes are needed in…Lower Corn, Soybean and Wheat Production Forecast for MN
Published August 13, 2019
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is projecting lower corn, soybean and wheat production for Minnesota this year. Minnesota corn production is forecast at 1.28 billion bushels, down six percent from last year. USDA NASS says corn yields are forecast at…NASS Regional Director to Retire
Published December 19, 2018
The director of the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Northern Plains Region will retire January 8. Dean Groskurth has worked for USDA for more than 33 years. That includes time as the head of special commodities and as NASS’s national cattle…Crop Production Survey Reminder
Published August 17, 2018
In the first two weeks of September, USDA will be surveying small grain farmers in 32 states for its County Production Survey. North Dakota State Statistician Darin Jantzi encourages all farmers who receive a survey to fill it out. "Obviously, everyone…Next Week’s Report Focuses on Survey-Based Data
Published August 2, 2018
USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service has scouts in the field and talking with farmers, gathering data for next week’s crop report. NASS Crops Branch Chief Lance Honig says the August report is the first survey-based report of the season. "Certainly since…