Census Of Agriculture Detail
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture farm census reveals two patterns of development in the agricultural sector. One is the praiseworthy increase in the number of small farms that we discussed in Part I. The other is a pernicious increase in the number of big farms.
The census showed that about 6 percent of the nation's farms produce 70 percent of its food. From a different angle, farms with more than $1 million in sales produced 59 percent of the nation’s food in 2007, up from 47 percent in 2002.
“The census is the leading source of facts about American agriculture,” Renee Picanso, Census and Survey Division Director for the USDA, told the news source. “The wealth of data available from the census includes statistics on small, family farms to large, corporate farms; information on young, beginning farmers to older, experienced farmers; and insight into traditional, rural farming versus trends in areas such as lifestyle and urban farming.”
A farm is defined by the USDA as any place that produced or sold more than $1,000 worth of agricultural products in 2012. Farmers that have suffered a disaster to their crops also qualify, as the rules say the farmer can also qualify by saying they “normally would have sold” $1,000 worth.
Since the Census data is so important when it comes to USDA policies and political decisions, the agency encourages all farmers who qualify to sign up for the survey. Those who are mailed the Census are required by law to complete it.
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture farm census reveals two patterns of development in the agricultural sector. One is the praiseworthy increase in the number of small farms that we discussed in Part I. The other is a pernicious increase in the number of big farms.
The census showed that about 6 percent of the nation's farms produce 70 percent of its food. From a different angle, farms with more than $1 million in sales produced 59 percent of the nation’s food in 2007, up from 47 percent in 2002.
“The census is the leading source of facts about American agriculture,” Renee Picanso, Census and Survey Division Director for the USDA, told the news source. “The wealth of data available from the census includes statistics on small, family farms to large, corporate farms; information on young, beginning farmers to older, experienced farmers; and insight into traditional, rural farming versus trends in areas such as lifestyle and urban farming.”
A farm is defined by the USDA as any place that produced or sold more than $1,000 worth of agricultural products in 2012. Farmers that have suffered a disaster to their crops also qualify, as the rules say the farmer can also qualify by saying they “normally would have sold” $1,000 worth.
Since the Census data is so important when it comes to USDA policies and political decisions, the agency encourages all farmers who qualify to sign up for the survey. Those who are mailed the Census are required by law to complete it.
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