Post on 26-Dec-2015
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Small Area Data for
Agriculture
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NASS Mission Statement
To provide timely, accurate and useful statistics in
service to U.S. agriculture.
Crops, Livestock, Poultry,Economic, Demographic
& Environmental Statistics
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Austin
Las Cruces
HelenaOlympia
Portland
Boise
Sacramento
Reno Salt LakeCity
Cheyenne
Fargo
Sioux Falls
Lincoln
Lakewood
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
Topeka
St. Paul
Orlando
BatonRouge
Little Rock
Columbia
Des Moines
Madison
Springfield
Lansing
Concord
Albany
Nashville
Jackson
MontgomeryAthens
Columbia
Raleigh
RichmondLouisville
WestLafayette
ReynoldsburgHarrisburg
CharlestonTrenton
Dover
Annapolis
PalmerSan JuanHonolulu
Western Field Offices Eastern Field Offices
Cooperative Agreements in 46 Field Offices Headquarters in Washington, DC
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Farm Definition
A farm is ”any place where $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold.” (since 1974)
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“Small Area” defined State
County• Zip Code (limited data)
US Congressional Districts State Legislative Districts
Watershed Tribal Lands
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Ag Census measures US Agriculture
Farm numbers & farmland usage Crops, livestock & poultry production
and sales Expenses by category Demographics Farm equipment & machinery Farm practices Government payments and more
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5-year Census of AgricultureHow is this data important? (1 of 2)
Growers’ business plans Lenders Universities & Ag Extension Location of
Food sources for buyers Farm Supply/Equip. Dealers Food & Fuel Manuf. Facilities
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5-year Census of AgricultureHow is this data important? (2 of 2)
Educate public about food sources Farm Bill & other legislation Government program development Minority outreach by USDA & much more
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Ag Census MethodsCorrection due to non-response
75% minimum response per county
Remaining are imputed
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Ag Census MethodsCorrection due to list incompleteness
Missing farms estimated by state using the complete AREA Frame
Counties are calibrated to add back to State estimate
WHY? Funding doesn’t allow enough Area Segments per county.
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NASS Area Frame Segment
Each segment is about 1 sq mile
For Example, 300 segments in Pennsylvania
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Limits to Census County DataCalibration
Precision
Putting data into correct county is only based on mail address & county of major sales
Confidentiality
Some county data must be hidden due to confidentiality laws
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Limited annual county data Federally Funded
• Major field crops, but only in the major states for the crop
• Cattle and Dairy Cows in major states
State funding varies for additional
• crops, livestock or poultry
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County data has direct impactLand Values
State land preservation programs
Crop Yields
Crop Insurance payments (RMA)
Disaster payments (FSA)
Cash Rents
Rent paid to CRP participants (FSA)
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Annual County MethodsData taken from all surveys &
Fall survey is sent to about 25% of farms Publication of each county depends on
Minimum of 30 responses for each commodity
OR minimum of 75% coverage of each commodity
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Thank you !Marc TosianoNational Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
Room 5129 South Building1400 Independence Ave, SWWashington, DC 20250
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