From smith.11460 at osu.edu Mon May 2 14:03:49 2022 From: smith.11460 at osu.edu (Smith, Matthew A.) Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 18:03:49 +0000 Subject: [Sc-aquaponics] Fw: Your Voice, Your Future, and Your Opportunity In-Reply-To: <35E3A674-2E79-41E6-9F7F-1EF2DC544F1D@purdue.edu> References: <35E3A674-2E79-41E6-9F7F-1EF2DC544F1D@purdue.edu> Message-ID: All, You have received, and will continue to receive, a lot of reminders about the upcoming Census of Agriculture and subsequent Census of Aquaculture. There is power in numbers. The data collected are what is most used by Extension programs when discussing production in their state to their university, potential donors, and other interested parties. The data are also used by organizations such as the National Aquaculture Association. It is also important to have full representation locally, as local government can easily find out what industries their constituents are engaged in. If there is an issue or opportunity for aquaculture locally, they can see what operations are in their districts if the data is there. See below for information from USDA NASS's Tony Dorn. ?Matt [The Ohio State University] Matthew A. Smith Aquaculture Extension Specialist Madison County Extension Office College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences 217 Elm Street, London, Ohio 43140 740.852.0975 ext 17 Office smith.11460 at osu.edu ________________________________ From: iisg-aquaculture-bounces at lists.purdue.edu on behalf of Shambach, Amy Michelle Sent: Monday, May 2, 2022 1:47 PM To: iisg-aquaculture at lists.purdue.edu Subject: [Iisg-aquaculture] FW: [aquacontacts] Your Voice, Your Future, and Your Opportunity Here is a reminder that the 2023 Census of Aquaculture is right around the corner. If you have not signed up yet, I encourage you to sign up and complete the census when the time comes. Please help pass Tony?s email on. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Report Suspicious ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Here is a reminder that the 2023 Census of Aquaculture is right around the corner. If you have not signed up yet, I encourage you to sign up and complete the census when the time comes. Please help pass Tony?s email on. < ) >< Amy Shambach ***************************** Amy M. Shambach Aquaculture Marketing Outreach Associate Purdue University | Illinois Indiana Sea Grant Office- 765-496-4085 Cell- 317-238-0511 Email- ashambac at purdue.edu From: Caird Rexroadiii Reply-To: Caird Rexroadiii Date: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 12:02 PM To: "Shambach, Amy Michelle" Subject: [aquacontacts] Your Voice, Your Future, and Your Opportunity 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. 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: https://www.agcounts.usda.gov/cgi-bin/counts/ 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. When signing up, please keep these items in mind to better understand how USDA NASS counts aquaculture production: * 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. * 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. * 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. Remember, participating in the 2022 Census of Agriculture and the 2023 Census of Aquaculture is Your Voice, Your Future, and Your Opportunity. To learn more about the Census of Agriculture and Aquaculture, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov. 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, individual reports are protected by law, even from other governmental agencies. Please read and share the NASS Confidentiality Pledge: https://www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/Confidentiality_Pledge/index.php. If you have any questions, contact Tony Dorn at tony.dorn at usda.gov or (202) 690-3223. On behalf of the National Agricultural Statistics Service and USDA, thank you for your timely response and dedication to U.S. agriculture. 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