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Description: This annual report includes information on percent of acres and farms that used selected management practices to control crop pests such as insects, weeds, and diseases. The report is based on questions included in NASS's Fall Agriculture Survey, and data for this report are categorized into the pest management categories of prevention, avoidance, monitoring, and suppression. The report is organized by percentage of acres to which the pest management practice is applied and percent of farms u... Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: administrative management, insect control, pest management, pesticides, and tillage Latest Release: May 30, 2001 May 30, 2001: Pest Management Practices Release datetime: May 30, 2001 -
Description: This report contains the results of two independent surveys of growing and packing practices of fruits and vegetables. Growers were surveyed on field environment, agricultural water, organic fertilizers, harvest-field operations, harvest workers, and trace back systems. Packers were surveyed for information pertaining to packing workers, field packing, facility packing, and trace back systems. Almost all data in the report is presented in the form of percent of the total (grower or packer) po... Category: Crops and Crop Products:Fruits, Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices, and Crops and Crop Products:Vegetables and Pulses Keyword: agricultural structures and facilities, agrochemicals, farm labor, fertilizers, and growers Latest Release: Jun 13, 2001 Jun 13, 2001: Agricultural Chemical Usage - Fruit and Vegetable Agricultural Practices Release datetime: Jun 13, 2001 -
Description: A compilation of Marketing Research, Statistical Data, World Wide Web resources, etc., pertaining to the U.S. Dairy Industry. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: dairy consumption, dairy farming, milk, prices, and research Latest Release: Jan 2, 2002 Jan 2, 2002: Researcher: A compilation of current Dairy Market Research Release datetime: Jan 2, 2002 -
NASS U.S. Wildlife Damage
Description: This report will show the total crop and livestock losses incurred by agricultural producers from wildlife damage. Economic losses will be divided into three categories: field crops; livestock and poultry; and vegetables, fruits and nuts. The reports will also show how much damage was caused by different wildlife species. U.S. Wildlife Damage is published every 5 years. Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Safety and Injury, Crops and Crop Products:Nuts, Animals and Animal Products:Livestock, Crops and Crop Products:Grains and Oilseeds, Crops and Crop Products:Fruits, and Crops and Crop Products:Vegetables and Pulses Keyword: crop damage, damages, economic costs, predation, and wildlife Latest Release: May 3, 2002 May 3, 2002: U.S. Wildlife Damage Release datetime: May 3, 2002 -
Description: This special report highlights the increased size and production of U.S. dairy operations, as well as the ultimate consolidation. Overall number of cows and milk produced per operation is reported, as tracked over time. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: dairy animals, dairy farming, and milk Latest Release: Sep 26, 2002 Sep 26, 2002: U.S. Dairy Herd Structure Release datetime: Sep 26, 2002 -
Description: This special report provided information on the consolidation and increased production of the U.S. Broiler Industry. The structure and history of the industry is explored. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Poultry Keyword: broiler chickens, chickens, eggs, hatcheries, industry, and poultry Latest Release: Nov 27, 2002 Nov 27, 2002: U.S. Broiler Industry Structure Release datetime: Nov 27, 2002 -
NASS Milkfat Price Report
Description: This report contains weekly volumes and average prices for Class II and combined Class II, III and IV milkfat utilizations. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: butter, cream, milk fat, and prices Latest Release: Dec 19, 2002 Dec 19, 2002: Milkfat Price Report Release datetime: Dec 19, 2002 -
Description: This is the first report issued by NASS on marketing contract arrangements for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Included in the report are statistics relevant to the number of contracts by crop, the percentage of production sold through marketing contracts, and prices received by farmers and crop prices. Additional characteristics mentioned in the report include distance traveled for contract versus non-contract delivery, and the presence or absence of confidentiality clauses within the contracts. Category: Agriculture Economics and Management:Retail and Market Prices, Crops and Crop Products:Oil Crops, and Crops and Crop Products:Grains and Oilseeds Keyword: corn, marketing contracts, prices, soybeans, and wheat Latest Release: Feb 27, 2003 Feb 27, 2003: Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat Sold Through Marketing Contracts Release datetime: Feb 27, 2003 -
NASS Licensed Dairy Herds
Description: This special publication was released on February 17, 2004 and contains the number of licensed dairy herds in the U.S. Beginning in 2005, data released in this publication was permanently incorporated into the February issue of the Milk Production report, along with the number of dairy operations by state that NASS has historically published. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Dairy Keyword: dairy animals and dairy farming Latest Release: Feb 17, 2004 Feb 17, 2004: Licensed Dairy Herds Release datetime: Feb 17, 2004 -
Description: This survey reports the percentage and cost of wildlife-caused loss of catfish, as well as the average expense to prevent loss in a number of catfish farming states. The Catfish Losses to Wildlife report showed producers surveyed report some wildlife-caused losses, and that the primary types of damage were wildlife eating catfish. Birds were reported as being the most common cause of loss. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Aquaculture Keyword: catfish, costs, crop losses, and wildlife-livestock relations Latest Release: Mar 16, 2004 Mar 16, 2004: Catfish Losses to Wildlife Release datetime: Mar 16, 2004 -
Description: This publication reports final estimates of production, price, and value of turkeys. These reports contain data from years 1950 to 2004 and provides a historic record and a benchmark for current estimates. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Poultry Keyword: production economics and turkeys Latest Release: Apr 1, 2004 Apr 1, 2004: Turkey - Final Estimates Release datetime: Apr 1, 2004Temporal coverage: 1998-01-01 - 2002-01-01 -
NASS Livestock Operations
Description: This report includes the number of operations and percent of inventory by size group, state, region, and/or U.S. for all cattle and calves, beef cows, milk cows, hogs and sheep. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Livestock Keyword: cattle, hogs, inventories, milk production, and sheep Latest Release: Apr 30, 2004 Apr 30, 2004: Livestock Operations Release datetime: Apr 30, 2004 -
Description: This report provides data about non-ambulatory cattle and calves. Statistics in this report include total numbers of non-ambulatory cattle and calves in the U.S., organized by region of the U.S.. Also included are the status of the cattle (culled or recovered or died), organized by cattle over 500 pounds, and calves under 500 pounds. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Livestock Keyword: cattle diseases, death, losses, non-ambulatory cattle, and predators Latest Release: May 5, 2005 May 5, 2005: Non-Ambulatory Cattle and Calves Release datetime: May 5, 2005 -
Description: This full-text file presents the sheep and lamb inventory by class for selected states or regions and U.S. Data includes expected lamb crop, market sheep and lambs inventory by weight group, number returned to breeding herd. This report is a supplement to Sheep and goats. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Livestock Keyword: breeding, ewes, lambs, livestock, and sheep Latest Release: Jul 22, 2005 Jul 22, 2005: Sheep Release datetime: Jul 22, 2005 -
Description: This report contains data on the production cycles of broiler chickens and market eggs. Flowcharts for the production of table eggs and broilers are presented along with historical trends for data on chicken hatcheries. Also included is historical data on the value of production of chickens and eggs as well contribution per state to the value of production. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Poultry Keyword: broiler chickens, eggs, hatcheries, and poultry production Latest Release: Sep 16, 2005 Sep 16, 2005: U.S. Broiler and Egg Production Cycles Release datetime: Sep 16, 2005 -
Description: This publication provides details about the distribution of agricultural chemical active ingredients commonly applied to selected field and vegetable crops. It presents data on acreage treated with herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other pesticides. This report expands upon the information presented in the Agricultural Chemical Usage 2004 Field Crops Summary published in May 2005 and in the Agricultural Chemical Usage 2004 Vegetable Summary published in July 2005. Chemicals are liste... Category: Crops and Crop Products and Agriculture Economics and Management:Production Practices Keyword: agrochemicals, crops, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides Latest Release: Dec 23, 2005 Dec 23, 2005: Agricultural Chemical Usage - Chemical Distribution Rate Release datetime: Dec 23, 2005 -
Description: This report provides data about non-ambulatory sheep and goats. Statistics in this report include total numbers of non-ambulatory sheep and goats in the U.S., organized by region of the U.S. and age class. Also included are the status of the sheep (culled or recovered or died), also organized by age class. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Livestock Keyword: crop losses, death, non-ambulatory, predators, and sheep diseases Latest Release: May 4, 2006 May 4, 2006: Non-Ambulatory Sheep and Goats Release datetime: May 4, 2006 -
Description: This report contains data concerning the annual efficacy trends and changes in breeding herd structure. These changes and trends are given historical context with analysis on the causes of these changes and trends. Category: Animals and Animal Products:Livestock Keyword: birth rate, breeding, hogs, and swine Latest Release: Sep 22, 2006 Sep 22, 2006: U.S. Hog Breeding Herd Structure Release datetime: Sep 22, 2006 -
Description: This document provides revisions to the 2006 in-shell pecan inventories based on information from an incident in September 2006 in which it was reported that in-shell pecans were being double counted, as well as the addition of previously unreported inventories. The unreported inventory data was not available prior to the September 21, 2006 Cold Storage release. Therefore, the July and August 2006 inventory levels are revised from the original release of the September Cold Storage report. The... Category: Crops and Crop Products:Fruits Keyword: inventories, pecans, revisions, and storage Latest Release: Oct 4, 2006 Oct 4, 2006: In-Shell Pecan Cold Storage Updates Release datetime: Oct 4, 2006 -
Description: This handbook identifies the usual blooming, harvesting, and marketing dates as well as principal producing counties, producing acres, and major varieties for the fruits and tree nuts covered in the National Agricultural Statistics Service''s national program of crop estimates. It updates the information contained in the previous edition of this handbook issued December 1975.The Field Offices of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service compiled the basic information, prepared the e... Category: Crops and Crop Products:Fruits Keyword: fruits, harvest date, marketing, nuts, and production area Latest Release: Dec 1, 2006 Dec 1, 2006: Fruit and Tree Nuts: Blooming, Harvesting, and Marketing Dates Release datetime: Dec 1, 2006