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 USDA TO SURVEY FARMERS’ PLANTING INTENTIONS FOR 2021 LAKEWOOD, Colo. –  February 19, 2021 – As the 2021 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 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,” said Bill Meyer, Director, Mountain Regional Field Office.  “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 this week, asking producers to provide information about the types of crops they intend to plant in 2021, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amounts of grain and oilseed they store on their farms. NASS encoura...

  NACD LEADERS TAKE OFFICE   Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) administered oaths of office to its incoming leadership members.   Michael Crowder  of West Richland, Wash., was sworn in as president of the association.  Crowder manages a ranch in Washington state and is a partner of his family’s third generation farming operation in Indiana, along with personal conservation easements and farm ground in Illinois. He serves on his local  Benton Conservation District  board and  was first elected to the NACD Officer team in 2017 as Second Vice President after previously serving as National Director for the Washington Association of Conservation Districts on the NACD Board of Directors. The NACD Board of Directors met Feb. 1-5 and voted on Feb. 3 to elect their leadership team.  Kim LaFleur  of Plympton, Mass., was elected as First Vice President, and  Ian Cunningham  of Pipestone, Minn., was elected a...

  Broomfield, Colo.   - The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is seeking applicants to serve on the state Hemp Center of Excellence (COE) steering committee. The purpose of the committee is to assist CDA and its contractor in the development of the organizational structure and a five-year strategic plan for the implementation of the COE.  Each steering committee member should be well connected with the hemp industry sector they represent and able to gather stakeholder input in an unbiased fashion. Members will be expected to attend at least 75 percent of committee meetings through June 30, 2021 and be committed to advancing the hemp industry in Colorado as a whole.   CDA is committed to seating an unbiased, diverse representative steering committee composed of visionary leaders intent on advancing Colorado’s Hemp industry, an industry compliant with federal and state guidelines. The application deadline application is February 15, 2021.  Learn more a...