Eugene Young

NASS is preparing for its annual June surveys on crops and livestock.  Farmer responses to these surveys will provide the foundation for estimates in the upcoming growing year.  NASS’s Eugene Young said there are three key parts to the June reports and the first is the June agricultural survey, which samples roughly 70,000 farmers nationwide.   “We wi...

Even though the February deadline has passed, NASS is still collecting responses to the 2017 Census of Agriculture.  More than 50% of the surveys have been returned to USDA's NASS.   “Certainly that’s no small feat as that number continues to grow each day as more farmers and ranchers mail in their census form.”   NASS’s Euge...