USDA Wants Farmer Input on Streamlined Data Collection Surveys
Published Date: 2/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for your thoughts on their plan to collect info through agricultural surveys. They want to make sure the questions are useful, clear, and not too much work for farmers and others involved. You’ve got until March 13, 2025, to share your ideas before they get the final green light, and this helps keep the surveys fair and easy to handle.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Farms face higher reporting burden
The National Agricultural Statistics Service is requesting substantive changes to OMB Control No. 0535-0213 that increase the total reporting burden hours to 190,943 for 518,600 farm and ranch respondents. Respondents may need to report on a Quarterly, Semi‑annual, Monthly, or Annual basis under the Agricultural Surveys Program.
July Cattle Survey is reinstated
NASS will reinstate the annual July Cattle Survey as part of the requested substantive change to the Agricultural Surveys Program (OMB No. 0535-0213). This reinstatement means cattle producers will again be asked to provide annual cattle data to support production estimates and market information.
June Area Survey methodology will change
The request includes changes to the June Area Survey methodology intended to increase cost efficiency while sustaining public data products under OMB No. 0535-0213. The notice explicitly states these proposed methodology and data collection changes increase burden hours.
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