Census collecting specialty crop data through April

The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will collect data for the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties through April 18.

Conducted every five years, the census provides detailed production and sales data for U.S. floriculture, nursery and specialty crop industries, including greenhouse food crops.

Growers are encouraged to complete their survey either online at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail as soon as possible.

Collected data will expand on the 2022 Census of Agriculture data with information on horticultural crop production, value of products, square footage used for growing crops, production expenses and more.

Producers who receive the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties are required to respond by federal law, as the survey is part of the Census of Agriculture program. Federal law also requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential.

2024 census data is scheduled to be available on Dec. 16 at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus and in the Quick Stats database at quickstats.nass.usda.gov.

More information is available at nass.usda.gov/go/hort.