Presurvey Post Card Announcement

2014

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Risk Management Agency

Organic
Survey will
arrive soon.

Responding to the 2014
Organic Survey is important!
Your agriculture operation and
products are a valuable part of the
ag industry and should be counted.
1. Total organic sales by farms in
the U.S. increased by 83 percent
between 2007 and 2012.
2. Sales from farms with certified
or exempt organic product sales
totaled more than $3.1 billion in
2012.
3. Organic agriculture producers
reported direct-to-consumers
sales more often than
conventional producers, with 42
percent of organic farmers selling
directly to consumers in 2012.

Please respond! Learn more at
www.nass.usda.gov.