AT 045: Agricultural Communications: MSU, Michigan & Federal Resources

This link connects you to another page of links on statistical and data resources.

This link connects you to another page of links to the many USDA census and agricultural surveys, 1810 to current.

USDA's NASS Michigan Field Office is operated in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD).

Cover crops are plants seeded into agricultural fields, either within or outside of the regular growing season, with the primary purpose of improving or maintaining ecosystem quality. The goal of the Midwest Cover Crops Council (MCCC) is to facilitate widespread adoption of cover crops throughout the Midwest, to improve ecological, economic, and social sustainability.

Current Census of Ag is 2012.

Coverage of MI agricultural documents from 1886-1998.

These bulletins contain final estimates, including revisions made by the Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB), for five-year periods preceding the Census of Agriculture. Data included in these publications provide an historic record and a benchmark for current estimates.