Thousands of milk producers across the country, including nearly 2,500 in the
Northeast, will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) as the agency collects
information for the 2018 Milk Production reports.
"The dairy industry is an important component of the Northeast's
agriculture and it is crucial for us to have accurate data about this key
sector," said King Whetstone, director of the USDA's NASS Northeastern
Regional Field Office. NASS conducts the Milk Production survey in the region
every January, April, July, and October. The survey asks milk producers to
provide the number of milk cows in the herd, number of cows milked, and total
milk production for the first day of the month.
The dairy industry relies on monthly Milk Production reports to make decisions
about the marketing of milk. By participating in the survey, milk producers can
ensure that NASS provides timely, accurate and useful data that all sectors of
the U.S. milk industry use to make sound business decisions.
"At NASS we have a strong commitment to respondent confidentiality,"
said Whetstone. "We are required by law to protect the privacy of all
responses and publish data only in aggregate form, ensuring that no individual
producer or operation can be identified."
Survey results will be published in the Milk Production report on January 23,
2018. For more information, call the NASS Northeastern Regional Office at (800)
498-1518.