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APDU Data Update News House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform Holds Hearing on “The Pros and Cons of Making the Census Bureau’s ACS Voluntary” The House Committee on Oversight…
New Farmers Benefit from Ag Census
This is National Agriculture Week, an annual event that gives us a chance to honor the 3 million plus farmers and ranchers across the United States who work hard each day so that we have…
Agriculture Counts on Ag Day … and Every Other Day
National Ag Day is about recognizing and celebrating the important contributions of America’s farmers and ranchers as well as the 3 million hard-working producers that feed the other 300 million of us. And we’re proud,…
Sign-up and Be Counted
Earlier this month, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), released the latest count of farms in the United States. The nation has nearly 2.2 million farms, a number that has held pretty steady for the…
Links to the Past: USDA Releases Historic Census of Agriculture Reports
Did you know that the number of farms in the United States peaked in 1935 at 6,812,350 operations when the average farm size was 154.8 acres? In comparison, the 2007 Census of Agriculture counted 2,204,792…
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APDU Data Update News House Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census, and the National Archives to Hold Hearing on ACS Voluntary Response Option On Tuesday, March 6 at 9:30…
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APDU Data Update News ASA Blog Recaps FY13 Statistical Agency Budget Requests APDU Board Member Steve Pierson of the American Statistical Association breaks down the Obama Administration’s budget request for statistical…
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APDU Data Update News President Obama Unveils FY 2013 Budget Proposal President Obama announced his FY 2013 Budget proposal this week. According to the White House, the Budget proposes more than…
USDA Gearing Up to Conduct 2012 Census of Agriculture
Surveys are now arriving in mailboxes around the nation to help identify all active farms in the United States. The National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS), which asks landowners whether or not they are farming and…
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APDU Data Update News Innovations in American Government Award – Now Accepting Applications The Innovations Award recognizes programs that demonstrate creative and effective government at its best. This year, the Harvard…
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APDU Data Update News New APDU Board Member Joan Naymark Discusses Census Bureau Data on YouTube Joan Naymark was recently elected to the APDU Board of Directors. Joan is the…
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APDU Data Update News Data Privacy Day January 26 is Data Privacy Day. The Census Bureau’s Robert Groves recently reflected on the meaning of this day in light of the…