Organic Survey

Description

The organic survey provide acreage, production, and sales data for a variety of organic crop and livestock commodities as well as organic marketing and agricultural practices.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

The target population for the Organic Survey was all U.S. farms and ranches certified for meeting the standards of the National Organic Program (NOP) administered by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). NOP standards are available on the internet at www.ams.usda.gov/nop. Only data from operations certified by an AMS approved agent are published.

Method of Data Collection

Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)

Frequency of Data Collection

Irregular

Reference Date

Last year/last 12 months

Number of Cases

Varies by year, approximately 10,000 cases

Number of Variables

Varies by year, approximately 1,800 variables

Linkage Capabilities

Linking at an operation level over time cannot be accomplished using the Organics Survey data or Census of Agriculture due to the methodology used to sample the survey.