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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…

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…

A Boost for Spring Wheat, Oats in SD

Published May 7, 2018

South Dakota farmers are getting the spring wheat crop in the ground. Farmers have 51 percent of the spring wheat crop planted, with six percent of the crop emerged, which is well behind last year. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service…

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USDA: Red Meat Supplies Decline Slightly in November

USDA Notes Record Hog Inventory in Latest Report

NASS Wants More Info From ND and MN

Lower Corn, Soybean and Wheat Production Forecast for MN

NASS Regional Director to Retire

Crop Production Survey Reminder

Next Week’s Report Focuses on Survey-Based Data

Last Chance to Complete Census of Agriculture

Census of Agriculture Deadline Approaching

A Boost for Spring Wheat, Oats in SD

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