Articles tagged under: National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA to Review Acreage Estimates Sooner for Some Crops
Published September 1, 2021
The National Agricultural Statistics is taking extra steps to review acreage estimates for corn, soybeans, sugarbeets and four other crops. Surveys, satellite-based data and the latest information from the Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency are being considered. If…No More Re-Surveys Expected for 2019 Crop
Published June 11, 2020
May is the last time the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service will re-survey North Dakota farmers on the 2019 crop. According to North Dakota State Statistician Darin Jantzi, the USDA could make a revision to the 2019 estimates. If so,…USDA Hints at Less Than Ideal Corn Crop
Published April 1, 2020
The lower corn stocks number from the USDA could be the first hint at a less than ideal corn crop still being harvested. "I did two separate meetings with the head of the Illinois National Agricultural Statistics Service and also…USDA to Resurvey MN, ND and SD Farmers
Published January 13, 2020
According to a special note from the USDA, the National Agricultural Statistics Service will be recontacting producers who indicated they weren’t done with harvest in the last survey. When that survey took place in 2019, there was significant unharvested acres…U.S. Dairy Milk Production Shows Slight Increase for November
Published December 19, 2019
November milk production in the U.S totaled 17.4 billion pounds in November; up a half percent from a year ago. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service also revised the October milk production number up 1.4 percent from a year ago to…NASS Sending Out County Ag Production Survey Soon
Published November 21, 2019
USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service or NASS will survey farmers in 41 states, including North Dakota, as part of its County Agricultural Production Survey. North Dakota State Statistician Darin Jantzi says the survey is going out later than usual. "The…NASS Extends Weekly Crop Progress Reporting
Published November 21, 2019
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is continuing to collect crop progress data due to harvest delays. The weekly reports were originally scheduled to end last week. NASS will evaluate the harvest progress for all crops each week to determine how…NASS Staffer Threatened During Crop Tour
Published August 23, 2019
USDA pulled all staff from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour on Wednesday. One employee with the National Agricultural Statistics Service was threatened by phone while on the tour in Nebraska. Federal officials are investigating the threat. The USDA officials…A Look at How USDA Acreage Surveys are Conducted
Published August 8, 2019
In late June, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service announced they would re-survey U.S. crop acres. With the much-anticipated USDA crop production report less than one week away, USDA NASS Crops Branch Chief Lance Honig explains how the re-survey data…