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#AgCensus Gives Nebraska Plenty to Brag About

April 02, 2015 Dean Groskurth, Northern Plains Regional Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Census of Agriculture is the most complete account of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Every Thursday USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will highlight new Census data and the power of the information to shape the future of American agriculture. Nebraska is an...

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Catfish Continues to Swim to the Top of U.S. Aquaculture and Mississippi Agriculture

March 26, 2015 Esmerelda Dickson, Mississippi State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Telling the Story of #womeninag Through Pictures and Numbers

March 24, 2015 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden

A woman, proudly on horseback, rides through a cattle herd. Another woman in a cowboy hat and boots, surveys a pasture. A third hauls freshly picked produce from the field. These are some images of women who are working America’s farms and ranches. Women have always been an integral part of our...

Conservation Initiatives

Tennessee Farmers Play Strong Role in State's Economy

March 19, 2015 Debra Kenerson, Tennessee State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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Family Farms Remain the Cornerstone of U.S. Agriculture

March 17, 2015 Virginia Harris, Demographer, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. As you can imagine, Census of Agriculture is a virtual data gold mine for an agricultural demographer. And as we celebrate U...

Research and Science

Representing #womeninag: A Google Hangout in Celebration of National Ag Day

March 16, 2015 Rachael Dubinsky, USDA Office of Communications

Join Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden on Wednesday March 18 at 2 p.m. for a Google Hangout with Dr. Linda Young, Chief Mathematical Statistician and Director of Research and Development of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, and Marji Guyler-Alaniz, photographer and founder of FARMHER as...

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Agriculture is on Upswing in Nevada

March 12, 2015 Scot Rumburg, Nevada State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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In Vermont the Hills are Alive and the Maple's Flowing

March 05, 2015 Gary Keough, New England Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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New Ag Statistics Showcase Importance of U.S. Agriculture

March 03, 2015 Troy Joshua, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch Chief, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA's rich science and research profile. At the recent Agricultural Outlook Forum I had the pleasure of speaking with hundreds of people regarding a new program I’m...

Research and Science

Waving Wheat Still Smells Sweet in Oklahoma

February 26, 2015 Wil Hundl, Oklahoma State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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