Producers help bring the overall agricultural picture into focus by providing survey information.
"If we take this opportunity to speak up and provide the facts about agriculture, we can greatly
reduce the uncertainty in the marketplace," says Gene Danekas, State Statistician.
The Tennessee Agricultural Statistics will be conducting the Survey between mid-November and
mid- December. During this period representatives of TASS will contact about 2,100 farms who
have been chosen for the survey. This survey is particularly vital because it will provide the first
clear indications of the potential production of winter wheat and livestock inventories for 1999.
The information gathered is widely used. Producers themselves rely on the data to reach vital
production, marketing, and investment decisions. Industry analysts, extension agents, and farm
organizations use the information in a variety of ways that benefit agriculture.
NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all survey responses. Information from individual
operations is only
used in the combination with other responses to provide summary data.
Tennessee producers taking part in the survey will ensure that all farmers are provided with
meaningful, and objective statistics that help keep U.S. agriculture informed.
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