USDA wants better agricultural data while asking farmers fewer questions

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Oct 14, 202600:12:21Government & Organizations

The Agriculture Department wants to reduce the reporting burden on farmers and ranchers while improving the data it uses to make decisions. The plan relies on new ways of collecting and combining information, but its suc...

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