2012 Census Of Agriculture
Thursday, December 27th, 2012 -- 10:01 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking 'Wisconsin's' 77,000 farmers and ranchers and those throughout the nation to participate in the 2012 Census of Agriculture.Census forms will soon be arriving in farm mail boxes and are due back by February 4. Producers can also fill the form out online at agcensus.usda.gov.
State Agriculture Secretary Ben Brancel said that by completing the 2012 Census, government leaders, agribusinesses and trade associations will have the information needed to make good decisions impacting agriculture and our rural communities. He says a farm is any place that produced and sold, or normally would have sold, $1,000 or more of agricultural products during the 2012 Census year.
The Census will look at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures and other topics which provides the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every county in the state and nation.
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