[Archived]: Deep Dive Into The 2017 USDA Agriculture Census: What Does It Say About Whatcom County Agriculture?

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Volume 8 Issue 8

Chris Benedict
WSU Whatcom County Extension

 

 

 

 

 

 

On April 11, 2019 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the 2017 Agriculture Census. This is the most in-depth assessment performed by USDA and is published every five years.

The below narrated PowerPoint takes a deep dive into this publication and extracts and highlights trends over the last 15-20 years and in some cases as far back as 1950. The goal was to see what has recently changed in farming and farmers and get a sense of where agriculture in Whatcom County might be in the future.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yCpjPWNG0Q&w=560&h=315]

PDF Version of Presentation with Notes

Additional Resources

Complete 2017 USDA NASS Ag Census

Complete WA State Ag Census Data

Quick Whatcom County Summary

 

Sources:

USDA NASS. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/index.php. Accessed 8/10/19

USDA NASS: Washington Field Office. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/index.php. Accessed 8/10/19

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