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Ag Profiles for Each Congressional District Updated

Published May 16, 2024

The National Agricultural Statistics Service has released new agricultural data for each congressional district. American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan values this information. "It's always helpful to know who the farmers are and where they are," said Cryan.…

NASS Reports Victim of Slow Budget Approval

Published May 8, 2024

USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service dropped key reports last month, including the July Cattle Report and the county grain and livestock estimates. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack blames Congressional budget delays for the decision. "October 1 comes and no budget, it's…

Lost Information

Published April 11, 2024

NDSU Extension Livestock Economist Tim Petry says the loss of the USDA July Cattle Report is devastating. The decision is happening when the cattle herd is at a 73-year low. "We're in cyclical transition expecting herd rebuilding to begin, but…

NASS Drops Key Reports

Published April 10, 2024

USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service has canceled the 2024 July Cattle Report, discontinued the Cotton Objective Yield Survey as well as all county estimates for crops and livestock. The decision is effective this year. USDA Statistics Division Director Troy Joshua…

Ag Census Coming Early ’24

Published December 10, 2023

The Census of Agriculture is scheduled to be released February 13. The census is released by USDA every five years providing an in-depth look at farming operations across the country. "We’ll look at new things that are coming," said National…

USDA: Red Meat Supplies Decline Slightly in November

Published December 24, 2019

Along with the Hogs and Pigs report, USDA’s National Ag Statistic Service also released the November Cold Storage report on Monday. Total red meat supplies in the nation’s freezers as of November 30 were down two percent from October, but…

USDA Notes Record Hog Inventory in Latest Report

Published December 24, 2019

In the quarterly USDA Hogs and Pigs report, the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reported record hog inventory for this quarter. As of December 1, NASS says there were 77.3 million head in the U.S. swine herd, three percent more…

NASS Wants More Info From ND and MN

Published October 17, 2019

The National Agricultural Statistics Service plans to collect additional data about the corn and soybean harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota. NASS wants to consider the full impact of the recent snowstorm to determine if any changes are needed in…

Lower Corn, Soybean and Wheat Production Forecast for MN

Published August 13, 2019

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is projecting lower corn, soybean and wheat production for Minnesota this year. Minnesota corn production is forecast at 1.28 billion bushels, down six percent from last year. USDA NASS says corn yields are forecast at…

NASS Regional Director to Retire

Published December 19, 2018

The director of the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Northern Plains Region will retire January 8. Dean Groskurth has worked for USDA for more than 33 years. That includes time as the head of special commodities and as NASS’s national cattle…

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Ag Profiles for Each Congressional District Updated

NASS Reports Victim of Slow Budget Approval

Lost Information

NASS Drops Key Reports

Ag Census Coming Early ’24

USDA: Red Meat Supplies Decline Slightly in November

USDA Notes Record Hog Inventory in Latest Report

NASS Wants More Info From ND and MN

Lower Corn, Soybean and Wheat Production Forecast for MN

NASS Regional Director to Retire

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