USDA Conducting County Ag Production Survey

Monday, August 23rd, 2021 -- 1:59 PM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection)The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service will soon be contacting producers for its County Agricultural Production Survey.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, beginning September 1, NASS will be taking a comprehensive look into the 2021 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats, barley, and rye, as well as collecting information about grains and oilseeds stored on farms.

The surveys, being conducted in Wisconsin and dozens of other states, will collect information on total acres planted and harvested, and total yield and production of small grains crops down to the county level.

Additionally, the CAPS will provide the data needed to estimate county level acreage and production of selected crops in the United States. Without data, agencies such as USDA's Risk Management Agency or Farm Service Agency do not have information on which to base the programs that serve those same producers.

Within the next few weeks, representatives will contact selected Wisconsin growers to arrange in-person interviews for conducting the survey. Survey results will be published in the annual Small Grains Summary and the quarterly Grain Stocks report, both to be released on September 30.

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