USDA Maps

USDA Maps

I love maps. I have a bookshelf stuffed with maps from all over the U.S. But all of these maps show me where I am or where I want to go. Now a new online map from the USDA let’s you quickly and easily get ag statistics for anywhere in the U.S. On Friday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the debut of the online mapping tool that captures a broad range of demographic, economic, and agricultural data on rural areas across the United States. The Atlas of Rural and Small-town America, developed by USDA’s Economic Research Service, provides county-level mapping of over 60 statistical indicators depicting conditions and trends across different types of non-metro regions. On the webs navigate to www.ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralAtlas to get started. The Atlas allows users to geographically compare selected states or regions using data on population, age structure, race and ethnicity, income, employment, agricultural well-being, and other measures. Maps can be filtered to show only counties of a certain type, such as those with high levels of manufacturing or with persistent poverty. Give it a try.
That’s today’s Fruit Grower Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.  

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