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USDA – Agricultural Chemical Use Program

2010 Agricultural Chemical Usage Data Correction: “In the fall of 2010, NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service) collected data about chemical use and pest management on acres of conventional and organic corn as well as upland cotton and fall potatoes that were planted for the 2010 crop year. These data were collected as part of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey, and results were based on 4,893 individual responses from producers in 25 program states: Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. These states accounted for 93 percent of corn acres, 84 percent of the upland cotton acres, and 87 percent of the fall potato acres planted nationwide in the 2010 crop year.”

  • “Corrections were made to the release highlights and to the Quick Stats 2.0 database.”
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