By Cheryl Boyer, Professor and Extension Specialist, Nursery Crop Production and Marketing
You have an opportunity to engage with legislators—both state and federal—right now.
- The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Census of Horticulture Specialties.
“The Census of Horticultural Specialties collects information to provide a comprehensive and detailed picture of the horticultural sector of the U.S. economy. It is the only source of detailed production and sales data for floriculture, nursery, and specialty crops for the entire United States. For the 2019 Census of Horticultural Specialties, an operation is defined as any place that grew and sold $10,000 or more of horticultural specialty products during the census year.”
If you have not filled this out, please do so ASAP—Be Counted!
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