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Federal Register · Feb 23, 2024

Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry. Revisio

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USDA NASS · Feb 17, 2022

Value of hemp production totaled $824 million in 2021

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Today, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey in its National Hemp Report. The survey collected data for hemp grown in the open and hemp under protection. Planted area for industrial hemp grown in

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USDA NASS · Jan 20, 2022

NASS conducts new surveys and makes strides to reduce barriers and enhance equity in accessing vital agricultural data

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As a new year kicks off, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reflects on major milestones achieved during 2021. The agricultural community gained two new geospatial decision support tools, and will soon have first-time data on hemp

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USDA NASS · Nov 8, 2021

Producers still have time to respond to USDA hemp survey

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It is not too late to respond to the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The survey collects information on the acreage, yield, production, price and value of hemp in the United States.

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USDA NASS · Oct 13, 2021

USDA NASS conducts its first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey

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USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will mail its first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey to 20,500 producers across the nation, beginning Oct. 18. The hemp survey will collect information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value o

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