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News Release
NR-12-28
May 7, 2012

U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Michigan Field Office
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Post Office Box 30239
Lansing, MI  48909-6248

Phone:      (517) 324-5300
Facsimile:  (517) 324-5299
E-mail:     nass-mi@nass.usda.gov
Web site:   www.nass.usda.gov

Jay V. Johnson, Director

USDA Surveys to Provide Insight on 2012 Agriculture

A sample of Michigan farm operators will have an opportunity to provide farm 
information during the upcoming June Agricultural Survey period. These 
surveys are among the largest and most important conducted by the USDA, NASS, 
Michigan Field Office and serves as a primary source of agricultural 
information. This survey will provide accurate and reliable data about 2012 
planted acreages of major crops, grain stocks, and livestock in Michigan and 
the United States.

Producers rely on the survey results to make production, marketing, and 
investment decisions. Congress utilizes the information to design better 
regulations and farm programs. Industry analysts, extension agents, farm 
organizations, and agricultural lenders use the data in a variety of ways to 
directly benefit the grower.

Growers across Michigan will be contacted during the coming weeks to obtain 
data regarding their operations. These data will be collected by mail, phone, 
and personal interviews. Growers will also be given the opportunity to report 
on the Internet for selected surveys. All survey responses are protected by 
law and remain strictly confidential. Information from individual operations 
will not be disclosed but will be combined with others to make reliable 
state, regional, and national estimates.

Results will be released soon after the survey is complete. The Quarterly 
Hogs and Pigs Report will be released on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. 
and the Acreage and Grain Stocks Reports will be released on Friday, June 29, 
2012 at 8:30 a.m. A copy of survey results can be obtained at 
www.nass.usda.gov or by calling the Michigan Field Office at 1-800-453-7501.