As the 2023 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season.

According to Kansas State Statistician Doug Bounds, the March Agricultural Survey is one of the most important surveys conducted each year. NASS will mail the survey questionnaire this month, 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 at the end of March.