Farmers are still being urged to complete the Census of Agriculture surveys. Although Feb. 5 was the deadline, a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service representative said the Ag Census website https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/cawi was strained due to heavy traffic on Monday so it will be accepting census survey responses the rest of the week. She said farmers can get extensions to March 27 by calling 800-727-9540. They'll also be contacting people who haven't responded.
As of Feb. 2, only 26 percent of California farmers had responded.
“Not only is the information collected extremely useful for various research...
Good morning ANR!
Please see the message below and help get the word to your farmers on the importance of filling out the Census of Agriculture. Not only is the information collected extremely useful for various research efforts, being able to show the full scale and reach of California agriculture is vital for our policy efforts and to help increase public investment in the farm sector. Your help is greatly appreciated!
The Census of Agriculture deadline is days away and the survey responses continue to flow in from California. So far, only 25.93 percent of California producers have responded. See the map below for the complete picture of return rates as of February 2, 2018.
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