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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi All,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Get counted! See below for a reminder from USDA NASS to sign up for the Census of Agriculture to automatically be sent this and the Census of Aquaculture survey when available.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks, Nicole<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The 2022 Census of Agriculture is right around the corner and USDA NASS is making every effort to count all aquaculture
producers in the United States. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you produce any aquaculture products and want to make sure that you are counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
and the 2023 Census of Aquaculture, please sign up your operation using this online form:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.agcounts.usda.gov*2Fcgi-bin*2Fcounts*2F&data=02*7C01*7C*7Cc56ecd41819944bdd48308d7f67a99c7*7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697*7C0*7C0*7C637248878729408791&sdata=0zrqOeUtGJZobSZKuVcT*2BmYOO*2B7QtZVuUcXx3mQPaEw*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!KGKeukY!mmZmmcVPM80hVli-DH5_UII_mavYNobPGUYqKm1U0P7oKQ5_ns5XUw6JU25kD-c884QH$"><span style="color:blue">https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/cgi-bin/counts/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Once you have signed up, you might receive a short survey in the next two years to further categorize your operation.
But most likely, you will not receive a survey until the 2022 Census of Agriculture in January or February, 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">When signing up, please keep these items in mind to better understand how USDA NASS counts aquaculture production:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To be counted as an aquaculture farm, some form of intervention in the rearing process, such as seeding, stocking, feeding, or protection from predators, must be done by the producer. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Aquaculture is defined as the farming of aquatic organisms, including baitfish, crustaceans, food fish, mollusks, ornamental fish, sport or game fish, algae and sea vegetables, and other aquaculture
products. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Fish, shellfish, and other aquatic products which are caught or harvested by the public from non-controlled waters or beds without any intervention, or input costs, are considered wild caught
and are NOT included in the USDA NASS count of aquaculture farms.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Remember, participating in the
<u>2022 Census of Agriculture</u> and the <u>2023 Census of Aquaculture</u> is <b>
<i>Your Voice, Your Future, and Your Opportunity. </i></b>To learn more about the Census of Agriculture and Aquaculture, visit
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.agcensus.usda.gov*2F&data=02*7C01*7C*7Cc56ecd41819944bdd48308d7f67a99c7*7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697*7C0*7C0*7C637248878729408791&sdata=g0mxIGE2FY7tpGPo5oRZ4kLbzM4McKS2dsPgvCH7RxQ*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KGKeukY!mmZmmcVPM80hVli-DH5_UII_mavYNobPGUYqKm1U0P7oKQ5_ns5XUw6JU25kD_DTiMZ7$">
<span style="color:blue">www.agcensus.usda.gov</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All information you provide will be held confidential under penalty of federal law. There is NO sharing of individual
farm financial data with other federal agencies other than the final compiled reports that are publicly available. Since NASS surveys are conducted for statistical purposes only<span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span>individual reports are protected by law<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> even from other governmental agencies. Please read and share the NASS Confidentiality Pledge:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fsecure-web.cisco.com*2F15JMKpxtzzosloJ62h7UpCX6lidi6hCVaW6y5VnvjLMZ8rYnkGrl__g9b9BSS34ArDNQC2frtOpMttDv3JDdJCa7tfOvjaMOAKpP8PZNSlHPQTh0jRtlBgoZn97_aDwBm5OWDiqGcATNEAJy9yNNs2Se3KsH5P_DxQzkToabC4IbOMofdZcRnCEH8kFs83irN86mABzyic7KzMCfwMRX6NipnMLiboFAGYMz2Ld0YFVH8od0gLPJe6ccIPNYX6JuUF_z_Xtwegoe0wTvGPIErmeMrX2tW7AlpkiyxiC2nKthhS180xPPuaL52YFmrWobsygPUOQCG9tBoxWR09ATX8A*2Fhttps*253A*252F*252Fwww.nass.usda.gov*252FAbout_NASS*252FConfidentiality_Pledge*252Findex.php&data=02*7C01*7C*7Cc56ecd41819944bdd48308d7f67a99c7*7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697*7C0*7C0*7C637248878729408791&sdata=T6z3*2FgMfqGU5BRX7Q9fukoRWNX4Sc*2BpzrbEcMtNxkc4*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KGKeukY!mmZmmcVPM80hVli-DH5_UII_mavYNobPGUYqKm1U0P7oKQ5_ns5XUw6JU25kD6e_ztZU$" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/Confidentiality_Pledge/index.php</span></a>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, contact Tony Dorn at<span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:tony.dorn@usda.gov"><span style="color:blue">tony.dorn@usda.gov</span></a>
</span>or (202) 690-3223.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On behalf of the National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA, thank you for your timely response and dedication
to U.S. agriculture. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tony</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Tony Dorn</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">U.S. Department of Agriculture
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">|
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> National Agricultural Statistics Service</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">1400 Independence Ave. SW Rm. 6438</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Washington, DC 20250</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(202) 690 – 3223 (office)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(787) 485 - 1715 (cell)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.nass.usda.gov*2F&data=02*7C01*7C*7Cc56ecd41819944bdd48308d7f67a99c7*7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697*7C0*7C0*7C637248878729418750&sdata=9yWoJoRbXvkUzKmoH*2BtYnNv4avC*2Ft*2F6SmTbM8Ne21fM*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KGKeukY!mmZmmcVPM80hVli-DH5_UII_mavYNobPGUYqKm1U0P7oKQ5_ns5XUw6JU25kDyX4dLZx$"><span style="color:blue">www.nass.usda.gov</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="224" height="45" style="width:2.3333in;height:.4652in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D78AB6.097BD3B0" alt="The Ohio State University"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Nicole Wright</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
<span style="background:white">Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> School of Environment and
Natural Resources<br>
Area 100 Research Center, 1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white"><a href="mailto:wright.1128@osu.edu"><span style="color:blue">wright.1128@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"> / </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white"><a href="http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/"><span style="color:blue">ohioseagrant.osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white">Pronouns: she/her/hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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