Deadline in June! Get Counted for the 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture!

Screen Shot 2017 06 20 at 7.13.46 PM 22pn469Are you registered to receive the 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture questionnaire?
If not, you have until late June to sign up.
Currently, the USDA Census of Agriculture is the only complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. It includes even the smallest plots of land – rural or urban – growing fruits, vegetables, or raising food animals, if $1,000 or more of such products were raised and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year.
The information produced by the Census of Agriculture guides Congress, agribusiness, policymakers, researchers, local governments and many others on the creation and funding of agricultural programs and services – decisions that can directly impact your local operations and the future of the agriculture industry for years to come.

Please note that new farmers or existing farmers who have not participated in a prior Census of Agriculture still have time to sign up to be counted through the end of June at https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/cgi-bin/counts/. The survey takes less than a minute – and will ensure that you receive a Census form (that you can fill out in paper form or online.)  If a farmer/rancher is not on our list frame by June 30th, 2017, the producer will not have an opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture.
Questions?
More information about the 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture can be found by calling toll-free (888) 4AG-STAT or (888) 424-7828, or by visiting www.agcensus.usda.gov.

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