http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/ The Census of Agriculture, taken every five years, is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures and many other areas. For America's farmers and ranchers, the Census of Agriculture is their voice, their future and their responsibility. en-us 60 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/rss/logo.gif http://www.nass.usda.gov nass@nass.usda.gov 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. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2009/06_19_2009.asp The 2007 Census of Agriculture marks the first time NASS has attempted to collect census forms from individual farm and ranch operators on American Indian reservations in every state. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/06_12_2009.asp The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the 2007 Census of Agriculture American Indian Reservations publication on June 19 at 3 p.m. EDT. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2009/05_29_2009.asp For the first time, results from the Census of Agriculture have been published at the watershed level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Notices/05_20_2009.asp The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release results of the 2007 Census of Agriculture summarized by watershed on May 29 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. This will mark the first time that census data will be available at the watershed level. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2009/05_08_2009.asp Information from the 2007 Census of Agriculture is now available at the congressional district level in online profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2009/04_23_2009.asp This spring, USDA will conduct the first-ever, wide-scale survey of organic farming in the United States, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today, to find out how the growth of organic farming is changing the face of U.S. agriculture. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2009/01_21_2009.asp A record number of farmers invested in their future by participating in the 2007 Census of Agriculture. They will soon see a return on that investment when Census results are released Feb. 4 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2008/12_18_2008.asp Water is the source of life and the U.S. agricultural industry depends upon this precious resource to meet the world's growing need for food, feed, fiber and fuel. U.S. agricultural producers will soon have the opportunity to speak out about their water use when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducts the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2008/11_18_2008.asp This Thanksgiving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has more than 2 million reasons to be thankful. Having received a record number of responses to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, NASS is giving thanks to all of those farmers and ranchers who fulfilled their responsibility by completing and returning their census forms. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2008/05_12_2008.asp Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today reminded America's farmers and ranchers that they should still plan to respond to the 2007 Census of Agriculture either by Internet or postal mail. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2008/02_28_2008.asp With planting season just around the corner, U.S. farmers and ranchers still have a chance to sow a seed for their future by standing up and being counted in the 2007 Census of Agriculture. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2008/01_13_2008.asp The 2007 Census of Agriculture, the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation, has been mailed out to agricultural producers across the United States. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2007/01_04_2008.asp The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the National FFA Organization today announced the release of classroom-ready lesson plans about the 2007 Census of Agriculture. These resources can be used by junior and senior high school teachers to educate students about the importance of collecting agricultural data, how the data is used, and how to interpret findings in a way that is relevant to their lives. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2007/11_19_2007.asp As farm families gather throughout the United States this Thanksgiving to count their many blessings and give thanks for another successful harvest, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) urges them to ensure their farm or ranch is counted in the 2007 Census of Agriculture. The Census is a crucial tool that provides farmers with a voice in the future of their community and all of agriculture. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2007/09_10_2007.asp Information on the 2007 Census of Agriculture is now only one click away at www.agcensus.usda.gov. The new web site is a clearinghouse created by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to provide farmers, ranchers and the rest of the agricultural community with the latest news and information about the upcoming Census. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2007/07_30_2007.asp America's farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to participate in shaping the future of agriculture. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will begin distribution of the 2007 Census of Agriculture later this year.