Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday the budget cuts for USDA in Fiscal Year 2024 have consequences for U.S. farmers and ranchers.
“When the National Ag Statistics Service’s budget was reduced, there’s a consequence. And more importantly, when it comes to this topic, when it takes 5 to 6 months for the budget to be passed, then the ability and options available for dealing with a cut in the budget are limited.”
In early April the USDA announced it would cancel the NASS July Cattle Inventory Report as well as discontinue other reports including the Cotton Objective Yield Survey and all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock in the 2024 production year.
