🌾USDA Submission for OMB Review
The Department of Agriculture is submitting an information collection requirement for OMB review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This involves gathering data on fruit, nuts, and specialty crops, which supports essential agricultural statistics for growers and processors, ensuring accurate assessments for crop production and marketing decisions.
Learn More🌾Impact of USDA's Agricultural Surveys Program on Businesses
The Department of Agriculture announces changes to its Agricultural Surveys Program to enhance data collection efficiency and accuracy. The initiative aims to provide reliable agricultural statistics essential for understanding the farming industry and supporting federal and state programs. It encourages public comments on the proposed changes to improve data quality and reduce respondent burden, ensuring continuous alignment with industry needs.
Learn More🌱USDA Notice on Annual Organic Survey
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Annual Organic Survey. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) typically funds an organic production and practices survey in years where the Census of Agriculture Special Study for Organics is not conducted. The next Special Study is planned for 2025 (enumerated in early 2026). With the completion of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, NASS will conduct the Special Study again, return it to its' original scope of questions and the mandatory reporting requirement. This request will also include the 2026 and 2027 voluntary surveys that are funded by USDA-RMA. A minor revision to burden hours will be needed to account for the anticipated data collection plan for the upcoming surveys along with adding some cognitive interviews to test requested changes to the annual surveys.
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