NASS Survey

 Starting in January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct its Agricultural Resource Management Survey. This survey will provide farmers and ranchers with an opportunity to provide accurate, real-world data that will help shape the policies, programs and issues that affect them.

 They’ll ask a small, but representative, sample of farmers about their operation in order to understand the current financial state of U.S. agriculture. Participation is important because government and agricultural leaders use the information needed to make sound decisions that impact the future of farmers, their families, their businesses and their communities.

 Vince Matthews, Director of the NASS Idaho Field Office: “A lot of this will be taken into account by the USDA in terms of setting policy, what needs to be done, the dairy, what the situation is, also as it relates to any of the farm programs to find out if they’re working or what needs to be changed to make them work better.

The survey will be conducted during February and March of this year.