USDA Data Collection Phase of Census Getting Set to Begin

The USDA is gearing up for the the huge data collection phase of the Census of Agriculture.  The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them.  Even small plots of land – whether rural or urban – growing fruit, vegetables or some food animals count if $1,000 or more of such products were raised and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the Census year.  For more information, go to www.nass.usda.gov.