The Pennsylvania Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service will be conducting the following surveys in the upcoming months:

USDA to Conduct Census of Horticulture: Nov 6, 2009

USDA to Collect Final 2009 Crop Production Numbers: Nov 3, 2009

USDA to Conduct Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Survey: Nov 3, 2009

NASS to Conduct Fruit Chemical Use Survey: Sep 3, 2009

NASS to Measure 2009 Small Grains Production: Aug 4, 2009

USDA to Measure Farmers' Crop Yields: Jul 10, 2009

USDA to Study Health Management in Goat Industry: May 27, 2009

USDA to Conduct First Wide-Scale Survey of Organic Producers: May 21, 2009

USDA to Survey Farm Operations Across Pennsylvania:May 1, 2009

USDA to Measure Farmers' Small Grain Yields:Mar 13, 2009

USDA to Conduct First Hogs and Pigs Survey of 2009: Jan 29, 2009

Economic Surveys to Measure Farm Financial Health: Jan 16, 2009

Detailed information on these surveys is included in the release. We depend on the voluntary cooperation of farmers and other agricultural producers in all these studies. Please help us let Pennsylvania growers know about these upcoming surveys in your meetings, publications, or broadcasts. When growers are better informed about the importance of these studies, we hope to get a better response which translates into high quality and accurate agricultural statistics.