Nursery Production Survey and Nursery and Floriculture Chemical Use Survey

Nursery and Floriculture Statistical Program
Data from these surveys will:
• Help measure the economic contribution of the nursery and
floriculture industries to U.S. agriculture.
• Provide accurate statistics that are crucial to obtaining research
funding and government support for the nursery and floriculture
industry.

Nursery & Christmas Tree
Survey

Nursery & Floriculture
Chemical Use Survey
Conducted every 3 years in 6
states. Information is collected
on product application procedures.

• Provide effective measures of America’s nursery and floriculture
practices and ensure that government regulators have actual
chemical use data for their ongoing assessment and re-registration of chemicals.
• Assist industry organizations and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in analyzing the economic impacts of chemical
use and improving product labeling.
2006 Nursery and Floriculture Statistical Program
2006 Nursery and Floriculture Statistical Program

Conducted every 3 years in 17
states. Information is collected
on value of sales, quantity of
plants sold and plant inventory.

• Help support industry claims in cases involving unfair trade
practices and in trade negotiations.

2006 Nursery and Floriculture Statistical Program

Conducted annually in 15
states. Information is collected
on value of sales, quantity sold,
and area of production.

2006 Nursery and Floriculture Statistical Program

Commercial Floriculture
Survey

• Identify state and national trends in areas such as new product
development and changing production practices so that growers can plan the future of their businesses.

NASS safeguards the privacy of your responses.
We will not disclose any data about an individual operation or grower.

(800) 727-9540

www.nass.usda.gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE