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The Bayou State: Louisiana Agriculture Keeps Rising

April 16, 2015 Nathan Crisp, Louisiana 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. It seems that...

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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

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. Mississippi...

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Happy Birthday to Washington State!

November 13, 2014 Chris Mertz, Northwest Regional Office 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. Just a couple...

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Arkansas Farmers Combine Tradition with Stewardship

October 23, 2014 Becky Cross, Delta 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. Farming has a...

Conservation

Maine Agriculture is "Up" in More Ways than One

July 10, 2014 Gary Keough, New England Field Office 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. When examining...

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Get to Know Alabama Agriculture

May 29, 2014 Cynthia Price, Alabama 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. Alabama may be...

Conservation

Hooked on Aquaponics

November 08, 2013 Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, AMS Transportation & Marketing Program

If you’re wondering what aquaponics is, you’re not alone. Tracing its roots back to the Aztecs and rice cultivation in South China, aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics – growing fish and plants together in a symbiotic system. Basically, the plants keep the water clean for the...

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What Anglers Can Do To Fight Invasive Species

July 03, 2012 Dr. Janet Whaley, APHIS Aquaculture Program Manager

Hi, I’m Dr. Janet Whaley, an aquatic veterinarian and avid angler. I guess you could say fish are my passion! I work every day to ensure the continued health of our nation’s fish, so that in my spare time, I can be out on the water with my fishing pole and a camera. Invasive species can spread...

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Learn How You Can Fight VHS Fish Disease, Enter the USDA Fishing & Boating Photo Contest

June 06, 2011 Dr. Janet Whaley, APHIS Aquaculture Program Manager, Riverdale, MD

If someone told you there were simple things you could do to keep fish from dying and protect our waters, you’d want to know more, right? Well, if you’re a boater or angler in the Great Lakes region, there’s a lot you can do to stop the spread of a fish disease called viral hemorrhagic septicemia...

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