USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Surveying Farm Operators Across the Nation
Thursday, December 27th, 2018 -- 8:58 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service is surveying farm operators across the nation to update information on production practices, resource use, and economic well-being of U.S. farms and farm households.Selected operators have received forms in the mail this month for the survey, which is called Agricultural Resource Management Survey. NASS conducts ARMS jointly with USDA's Economic Research Service. In an effort to obtain the most accurate data, these agencies will reach out to nearly 30,000 producers nationwide, including 1,400 in Wisconsin between January and March. The agency says decision makers from all facets of U.S. agriculture will use the collective information from ARMS to answer questions and make important decisions concerning the economic viability of American agriculture, the rural economy and other emerging issues.
The information provided by respondents is confidential by law. NASS will publish the economic data gathered in the annual Farm Production Expenditures report next summer.
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