The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be holding its upcoming Data Users’ Meeting on April 14-15. NASS is the federal statistical agency responsible for producing official data about US agriculture, and they meet to share recent and pending statistical program changes.

This year’s agenda includes:

• Agency updates from World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Economic Research Service (ERS), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), and US Census Bureau
• Breakout sessions: World Board Meteorology, NASS Grain Stocks Program, NASS Modernization, and ERS Research
• Question and answer period

The meeting is free and open to the public