COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Missouri Field Office issued the following press release:
As the 2024 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season.
Each year, the agriculture industry anticipates USDA's Prospective Plantings report, which provides initial survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers' planting intentions for the year," said Brad Summa, NASS's Heartland Regional Director. "The March Agricultural Survey provides the data that underpin projections, making it one of the most important surveys we conduct each year."
NASS will mail the s...