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USDA to Inventory U.S. Cattle in January
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:26:36 CST
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is calling on nearly 50,000 cattle operations nationwide to report the latest and most accurate data on cattle inventories and calf production.
"During the first two weeks of January, Oklahoma producers have the opportunity to serve as the frontline source of accurate data on cattle in Oklahoma and the United States" said Wilbert Hundl, Jr., Director of the Oklahoma Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). "We'll be contacting nearly 2,200 Oklahoma operations requesting their response to the January Cattle Report, which measures trends in beef and dairy cattle inventories, calf crop and cattle operations."
To make it as easy as possible for producers to participate, NASS offers the option of responding via a secure Internet connection, telephone, mail, or personal interview with a local NASS representative.
"However producers choose to respond, they are providing an important service to the cattle industry and to U.S. agriculture as a whole," Hundl said. "Their responses will be compiled with those of their fellow producers nationwide, providing the only accurate and comprehensive estimate of the state of U.S. cattle production."
The information is a critical decision-making tool for the cattle industry, he explained. "This report will help measure the impact that the 2011 summer drought had on the cattle industry," Hundl said.
Survey results will be published in NASS's Cattle report, on January 27, 2012. The report will provide national-level estimates of total inventory, beef cows, milk cows, bulls, replacement heifers, other heifers, steers, calves and number of calves born during the previous year.
As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law. NASS safeguards the privacy of all survey responses and publishes only aggregate data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified.
All reports are available on the NASS website. For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the USDA-NASS Oklahoma Field Office at (888) 525-9226.
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service provides accurate, timely, useful and objective statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. The agency invites you to express your thoughts and provide occasional feedback on our products and services by joining a data user community. To join, click here and sign in and look for "NASS Data User Community."
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