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Source: USDA, 12/15/21 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2021 Farm Producer Study to improve
knowledge and understanding of agricultural producers and help USDA improve
services to them. A brief questionnaire will mail this month to approximately
75,000 U.S. agricultural producers across the country. Taking no more than 10
minutes to complete, the questionnaire asks participants for demographic and
basic farm information. Producers can respond securely online at www.agcounts.usda.gov or
by mail. The deadline for response is Jan. 18, 2022.“Participation in this study is voluntary yet vital,” said Census and Survey Division Director Barbara Rater. “The results of the study may lead to more robust demographic data products to assist other federal agencies, state and local governments, researchers, and analysts in administering and monitoring program effectiveness for the optimal support of diversity within American agriculture.” NASS conducts studies like this
to determine what questions to incorporate in future censuses and surveys. This
study includes questions about race, ethnicity, gender, and disability status.
By responding, farmers help paint a more complete picture of who they are and
ensure agriculture in America is reflected as accurately as possible to meet
the needs of all our producers. Study results will be posted on the NASS
website as a research report in the Education and Outreach section next
year. No official estimates will be published from this study.
All
information reported to NASS is kept confidential, protected by federal law
(CIPSEA 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35
and other applicable federal laws). For more on confidentiality, read NASS’s Confidentiality Pledge. Producers who
need assistance filling out the questionnaire can call 888-424-7828. To get
more information about agricultural statistics, visit www.nass.usda.gov.
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