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National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U. S. agriculture.
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USDA, FFA Release New Lesson Plans Just in Time for School
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the National FFA Organization have partnered to develop new educational tools to help promote agricultural and statistical literacy among kindergarten through 12th-grade students.
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U.S. Farmers on Track to Produce Record Corn, Soybean Crops, USDA Reports
U.S. farmers are on pace to produce the largest corn and soybean crops in history, according to the Crop Production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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Farm Production Expenses Fall for First Time Since 1986
After setting a record high in 2008, U.S. farm production expenditures decreased by nearly $20 billion in 2009 – the first major decline in nearly a quarter century, according to the Farm Production Expenditures 2009 summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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U.S. Farmers Plant Record-High Soybean Crop
U.S. farmers planted 78.9 million acres of soybeans, exceeding last year's planted area by 1.4 million acres, or 2 percent, and setting a new record high, according to the Acreage report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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U.S. Farmers to Plant Record Soybean Acres in 2010, USDA Reports
U.S. farmers plan to plant a record-high 78.1 million acres to soybeans in 2010, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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New USDA Data Offers In-Depth Look at Organic Farming
The nation's organic farms and ranches have higher average sales and higher average production expenses than U.S. farms overall, according to results of the 2008 Organic Production Survey released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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2009 Crop Year is One for the Record Books, USDA Reports
U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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USDA Conducts 2009 Census of Horticulture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began gathering data for the 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties to measure the state of the horticulture industry.
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NASS Releases New Census of Agriculture Profiles
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.
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USDA Forecasts Generous Corn and Soybean Crops
Aided by the warm, dry weather, U.S. corn production is forecast at a near-record level, according to the Crop Production report, released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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