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Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to Meet Feb. 24-25
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced that the annual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics (ACAS) will take place in Arlington, VA. Feb. 24-25
Each year the committee meets to advise the Secretary of Agriculture and NASS on the scope, content and timing of surveys and the five-year census of agriculture. The 25 committee members represent a broad range of agricultural disciplines and interests.
Items to be discussed at this year's meeting include 2007 Agricultural Census Results and Issues, 2012 Agricultural Census Content, Data Enclave update, and NASS Status of Programs. The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) will hold a Data User meeting on Wednesday, February 25, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the same location. The ARMS meeting is optional but open to the public.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 24-25 at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. There will be an opportunity for public questions and comments at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 25.
For more information about the ACAS, link to: About_NASS/Advisory_Committee

