USDA Seeks Input on Reducing Farm Data Collection Burdens
Published Date: 7/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture is asking for public feedback on a new information collection plan to make sure it’s useful and not too much work. If you or your business deals with agriculture data, your input can help shape how this info is gathered. Comments are due by August 18, 2025, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Pilot may cut future survey costs
NASS says the 2025 pilot is a proof-of-concept for the June Area Survey (OMB Control Number 0535-0213). If successful, the pilot could lead to significant cost reductions and/or decreased respondent burden for the June Area Survey in the future.
Farmers must respond to pilot survey
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service will run a 2025 Area Screening Survey pilot that targets all tracts in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon, and Texas. The pilot lists 12,000 respondents (farmers and ranchers), once-a-year reporting, with a total burden of 3,540 hours (about 0.3 hours, or roughly 18 minutes, per respondent).
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