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Tag Archives: National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Hemp Producers are Bucking the Aging Farmer Trend

Biomass Rules Posted on July 9, 2025 by Mark JennerJuly 9, 2025

The USDA provides a treasury of farm data in many different formats.  With decades of farm data experience, I hoped I could bring new insights into the ‘aging farmer’ discussion.  What I learned instead is that hemp producers don’t fit … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, farm, firm, macro, policy, production, science | Tagged 2022 Census of Agriculture, aging farmers, correct data analysis, Economic Research Service (ERS), hemp, hemp high barriers to entry, hemp producers are bucking the aging farmer trend, high regulatory oversight, high risk, model for attracting new farmers, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), national average age, producers, retired farmers, special equipment, state average age, USDA | Leave a reply

USDA NASS Releases Finer Field Resolution of Cropland Data Layer

Biomass Rules Posted on March 6, 2025 by Mark JennerMarch 6, 2025

One fun announcement from last week’s, USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum was the release of a finer resolution of field boundaries in the continental United States.  The United States with the exception of Hawaii is available at a 10-meter resolution.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in analytics, economics, farm, policy, production, science | Tagged 10-meter resolution, 30-meter resolution, Agricultural Outlook Forum, Bond County, Census of Ag, Cropland Data Layer, Cropland Data Layer (CDL), finer field resolution, Greenville, Illinois, land use, land use change, NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Natural Resource Inventory (NRI), USDA, USDA NASS releases finer field resolution of Cropland Data Layer | Leave a reply

Modeling Farm Income versus Farm Household Income

Biomass Rules Posted on December 27, 2024 by Mark JennerDecember 27, 2024

Over the last few decades, financing the family farm has shifted.  Farm policies and farm management begin with the idea of a farm as the central business unit of a farm household.  This is an excellent place to begin.  But … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, policy, wealth creation | Tagged Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), Economic Research Service (ERS), farm household income, farm income versus farm household income, farm typology, farming-occupation, gross cash farm income (GCFI), large, low-sales, midsize, moderate-sales, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), new farm household planning model, non-family, off-farm-occupation, retirement, risk management tool, traditional farm finance model, USDA, very large | Leave a reply

Characterizing US Farms by State with Median and Average Values

Biomass Rules Posted on December 19, 2024 by Mark JennerDecember 19, 2024

US farms are very diverse but are easy to group into a common label.  The 1.9 million farms counted by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) for 2023, are all authentically US farms.  The average number of farms per state … Continue reading →

Posted in definition, economics, farm, policy | Tagged 2023, acres per farm by state, average, by state, characterizing US farms, characterizing US farms by state with median and average values, Economic Research Service (ERS), farm income, farm number per state, median, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), uneven distribution, USDA | Leave a reply

US 2022 Ag Census Farms – Who are They?

Biomass Rules Posted on March 26, 2024 by Mark JennerApril 30, 2024

Abraham Lincoln commissioned the first census of farm by the Department of Agriculture 180 years ago.  Some of the data categories have not changed since then, like specifying a farm of 1 to 9 acres in size.  As a culture, … Continue reading →

Posted in production, science | Tagged $1000 of real or potential sales, 1 million farms less than 100 acres, 1.9 million farms, 2022 Ag Census farms, 5499 farms over 1000 acres with $1 million sales, acres, correct metric, farm size, farms, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), US 2022 Ag Census, US 2022 Ag Census farms - who are they, USDA, value of sales | Leave a reply

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