USDA Revives Local Food Survey—Farmers, Speak Up!
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The USDA is bringing back the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey to keep track of how local foods are grown and sold. This helps farmers, shoppers, and policymakers make smart choices about local food. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until July 16, 2025, to share them—no cost, just your voice!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Survey Data Used to Shape Local Food Policy
USDA will use the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey results to inform policymaking and program implementation across agencies (including FSA, RMA, RD, AMS, and FNS) and to help state agencies and researchers better understand and support local food markets.
Farmers Asked to Complete Annual Survey
If you are a farmer or rancher, USDA will ask you to respond to the reinstated Local Food Marketing Practices Survey annually. The notice says farms in all 50 states will be asked, with 65,000 respondents expected and a total respondent burden of 73,841 hours; comments on the collection are requested by July 16, 2025.
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