USDA planting survey response rate low, raising concerns about farmer trust

The farmer response rate for USDA’s Prospective Plantings survey was the lowest it’s ever been for the March survey. Seth Meyer, the director of the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute, says the farmer-USDA relationship needs a rebuild. “This has got to be a partnership between the data gatherers and farmers.” USDA […]

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