Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
04/06/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/06/2026 09:18
Survey response drop raises concerns
Falling farmer response rates threaten the accuracy of critical USDA agricultural data.
At the end of March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual Prospective Plantings report.
Among the key data points in this report was that planting corn acreage in 2026 is forecast to be 95.3 million acres, which represents a 3% decrease from last year. ...
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