Mark Schleusener holds a copy of the 2017 Census of Agriculture
USDA’s Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years, meaning farmers can expect to see those surveys in the mail again in 2022.
Mark Schleusener is the Illinois State Statistician for USDA NASS. He tells Brownfield some producers may have already received a “screener” to help make sure no farmers are missed or double counted.
“We are trying to find out from people, are they actually operating a farm or not.