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 http://www.nass.usda.gov nass@nass.usda.gov http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/03_30_2012.asp Driven by favorable prices, U.S. farmers intend to plant 95.9 million acres of corn in 2012, up four percent from 2011, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). If realized, this will be the largest corn acreage in the United States since 1937, when producers planted 97.2 million acres of corn. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:13:00 EST http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/03_15_2012.asp The annual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics will take place in Washington, D.C. on March 29-30, 2012. The meeting is open to the public and will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 29th, and 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on March 30th at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C., 20024. There will be an opportunity for public questions and comments at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30th. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:37:00 EST http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/03_08_2012.php In recognition of National Ag Day on March 8, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) calls on America's farmers and ranchers to sign up for the 2012 Census of Agriculture and to share stories about how Census data benefits them. Recognizing the central role of agriculture in Americans lives, USDA wants to make sure it counts all farmers and ranchers in the upcoming Census. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts the Census of Agriculture every five years and is currently preparing to send the Census form to all agricultural producers in December. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:58:00 EST http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/03_07_2012.php The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is preparing to conduct the 2012 Census of Agriculture later this year. In order to answer any questions farmers, ranchers or agricultural groups and organizations may have about the Census, Renee Picanso, NASS Census and Survey Division Director and Joe Prusacki, NASS Statistics Division Director will conduct a live Q&A session, or "Twitterview," on the NASS Twitter page on Thursday, March 8 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. EST. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:09:00 EST http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/02_10_2012.php Surveys are now arriving in mailboxes around the nation to help identify all active farms in the United States. The National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS), which asks landowners whether or not they are farming and for basic farm information, is one of the most important early steps used to determine who should receive a 2012 Census of Agriculture report form. The Census of Agriculture, conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:05:00 EST http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/02_03_2012.asp WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) today released updates to its online geospatial exploring tool, CropScape. 2011 Cropland Data Layer products, which are derived from satellite image observations at 30-meter (0.22 acres per pixel) resolution, help users visualize how the volatile weather events of 2011 affected cropland in the United States. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2012/01_12_2012.asp WASHINGTON, January 12, 2012 – Hindered by unfavorable planting and growing conditions during 2011, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year according to the Crop Production 2011 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2011/08_11_2011.asp WASHINGTON, August 11, 2011 – As U.S. farmers are on track to produce the third largest corn crop in history, this summer’s extreme hot and dry conditions across much of the country are hindering soybean, cotton and all wheat production. This is the latest forecast, according to the Crop Production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EST http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2011/08_04_2011.asp WASHINGTON, August 4, 2011 – After a brief reprieve in 2009, last year farm production expenditures resumed an upward trend. In 2010, U.S. farmers reported spending $289 billion to produce agricultural products, up from $287.4 billion in the prior year. The Farm Production Expenditures 2010 summary released on Aug. 2 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) provides national, regional and Crop and Livestock farm expenditures. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:30:00 EST http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2011/07_18_2011.asp The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced today the availability of enhanced data on North American agriculture. Published online, the information is a result of a project sponsored by the North American Tripartite Committee on Agricultural Statistics (NATCAS). Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:15:00 EST