Farm numbers lower; 2023 planting survey

Farm numbers

LINCOLN – Nebraska’s number of farms and ranches declined during 2022, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The number of farms and ranches in the state, at 44,300, was down 500 farms from 2021. Numbers of farms and ranches in Nebraska with less than $100,000 in agricultural sales decreased 500 farms from a year earlier while operations with agricultural sales of $100,000 or more was unchanged.

Land in farms and ranches in Nebraska totaled 44.8 million acres, unchanged from 2021. The average size of operation, at 1,011 acres, was up 11 acres from a year earlier.

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Planting intentions

USDA NASS Feb. 13, 2023

LINCOLN – As the 2023 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season.

“Each year, the agriculture industry eagerly awaits USDA’s Prospective Plantings report, which provides the first survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ planting intentions for the year,” NASS’ Northern Plains Regional Director, Nicholas Streff, said. “The March Agricultural Survey provides the factual data that underpins these projections, making it one of the most important surveys we conduct each year.”

NASS will mail the survey questionnaire in February, asking producers to provide information about the types of crops they intend to plant in 2023, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amounts of grain and oilseed stored on their farms.

NASS encourages producers to respond online or by mail. Those producers who do not respond by the deadline may be contacted for a telephone interview.

NASS safeguards the privacy of all respondents and publishes only aggregate data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified.

Survey results will be published in the Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grain Stocks reports to be released on March 31, 2023. These and all NASS reports are available online at www. nass.usda.gov/Publications. For more information call the NASS Nebraska Field Office at 800-582-6443.