USDA - NASS, Agricultural Stastistics Board http://www.nass.usda.gov/ National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U. S. agriculture. en-us 60 http://www.nass.usda.gov/rss/logo.gif NASS Logo http://www.nass.usda.gov nass@nass.usda.gov NASS Updates 2009 Small Grains Estimates http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/11_10_2009.asp In the Nov. 10 Crop Production report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published several changes to estimates made in the Small Grains 2009 Summary released Sept. 30. NASS Expands Online Database http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/11_06_2009.asp The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has expanded the data available through its agricultural statistics database, QuickStats, to include Fruit Chemical Usage data from 1991 to 2007. Previously, only Field Crops Chemical Usage data was available in QuickStats. The addition of the Fruit Chemical Usage data will provide database users easier access to the results of NASS's Agricultural Chemical Usage program. NASS Releases New Census of Agriculture Profiles http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/10_30_2009.asp The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released county-level demographic profiles of U.S. farm and ranch operators. These profiles summarize data from the 2007 Census of Agriculture. U.S. Marketing Year Average Price of Cotton Down from 2007 http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/10_09_2009.asp The U.S. Marketing Year Average Price for 2008 upland cotton is 47.8 cents per pound, down 11.5 cents from last year. All U.S. and State cotton and cottonseed price information will be published in the October Agricultural Prices, to be released October 30, 2009. NASS to Re-survey Unharvested Small Grains http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/10_01_2009.asp USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) may release updated acreage, yield, production and stocks estimates for barley, oats, Durum wheat and other spring wheat in the November 10 Crop Production report. Previous estimates included in the Small Grains 2009 Summary released on September 30 were based on a sample of producers growing small grains this year. NASS Announces Layout Change to ASB Reports http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/08_21_2009.asp The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the Farm Production Expenditures 2008 Summary on August 6 at 3 p.m. EDT. NASS to Release Farm Production Expenditures 2008 Summary http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/08_03_2009a.asp To improve readability of its data products, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is modifying the layout of Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) reports. The majority of layout changes are aesthetic, however several changes will impact the structure of tabular data. Census of Agriculture Data Available by ZIP Code http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/08_03_2009.asp The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) expanded the amount of information available from the 2007 Census of Agriculture by providing select data at the ZIP code level. The ZIP code-level data can be accessed online through NASS's Census statistics database, Quick Stats.