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Reports and Publications

  1. Do you have a catalog of reports and data products available? How can I access the catalog?
  2. How can I order a printed report from the catalog?
  3. What is the difference between a report and a dataset?
  4. When are your reports officially released?
  5. How soon after the reports are officially released can I access them from the web site?
  6. Can I subscribe to state reports?
  7. Can I subscribe for specific reports to be sent to me automatically?
  8. Is there a charge for e-mail subscriptions?
  9. Do I need to renew my electronic subscription every year?

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Historical Data

  1. Why do you have only three USDA agencies' reports and products combined?
  2. Do I have options for just looking at NASS, or ERS, or WAOB Historical data ONLY?
  3. Does NASS publish any crop or livestock rankings?
    (For instance... "What three states were the top production States of ALL WHEAT in 1995?")
  4. Are there any graphics (showing trends over a period of years) available?

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Other NASS Periodicals

Agricultural Statistics Book
  1. Can I become a subscriber to the Agricultural Statistics Book electronically by e-mail?
  2. Can I download the book? How?
  3. Are the Agricultural Statistics Book Index chapters linked to the actual chapters of the book?
  4. Can I get the data for the Agricultural Statistics Book in a format that is compatible with spreadsheets/databases?
Other Periodicals Available
  1. What other periodicals ARE available?

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Commodity Information and Contacts

  1. Who can I talk to when I need information on a specific commodity?
  2. I've got to find out some information on agriculture statistics and I'm not sure where to start, but I really need some help in finding this information. Who can I call?
  3. I know someone who works for NASS, how can I find them?

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NASS State Offices

  1. Do all states have their own home pages?
  2. What's different about the information on the State Offices' home pages?

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National Agricultural Statistics Service

  1. What is NASS and what do you do?
  2. What type of information is available from NASS?
  3. Why are there three USDA agencies' information at the USDA Economics and Statistics System (Cornell University) web site?
  4. How is NASS data different from that from ERS or WAOB?
  5. I know someone who works for NASS, how can I find them?

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Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.