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Agriculture on the Rise in New Hampshire

September 25, 2014 Gary Keough, New England Statistician, 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. Agriculture is...

Conservation

North Dakota Agriculture: One Word – Diversity

September 18, 2014 Darin Jantzi, North Dakota State Statistician, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Even before Lewis and Clark explored the Northern Plains in 1804 and 1805, agriculture was very prevalent in the area that later became North Dakota and it is still widespread today. The 2012 Census of Agriculture showed that farms and ranches occupy 39.3 million acres of land in North Dakota, which...

USDA Results

New Mexico: A Rich Cultural History of Farming and Ranching

September 11, 2014 Longino Bustillos, New Mexico State Statistician, 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. Farming has...

USDA Results

Painting Utah Agriculture by the Numbers

September 04, 2014 John Hilton, Utah State Statistician, 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. Utah...

Conservation

South Carolina Agriculture – Nothing Could Be Finer

August 28, 2014 By Eddie Wells, South Carolina State Statistician, 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. Agriculture in...

Research and Science

"The Last Frontier" is on the Cutting Edge of On-Farm Technology

August 21, 2014 Sue Benz, Alaska State Statistician, 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. Alaska may be...

Energy Conservation Technology

Many Facets of Pennsylvania Agriculture

August 14, 2014 King Whetstone, Northeast Region 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. Many people...

Conservation

Buckeye State's Agriculture in a Nutshell

August 07, 2014 Cheryl Turner, Ohio Statistician, 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. The 2012...

Conservation

#AgCensus and MyPlate Serve up Lessons in Math, Nutrition, and More

August 05, 2014 Krissy Young, Public Affairs Specialist, 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 the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Where was the food on your plate grown? Do you know in which state the apple in your lunchbox was mostly likely...

Food and Nutrition Research and Science

The Empire State - A Veritable Dairyland

July 31, 2014 Blair Smith, New York State Statistician, 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. According to...

Conservation
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