1. Census of Agriculture Resources Damona Doye Extension Economist and Regents Professor OSU Agricultural Economics Department damona.doye@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University

2. Brief Census background Who What Where When Why How http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.asp

4. Results: 30,500

5. See handouts labeled 1 to 4

6. U.S. Agricultural Atlas Maps, Characteristics of Farm Operators

9. U.S. Agricultural Atlas Maps

12. Quick Facts Charts and Graphs (see also handouts 4a and 4b)

13. Handout 5

24. Possible uses Grant proposals  Target group size Project evaluation  How many of target group reached

25. Resources Census of Ag, USDA/NASS  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.asp http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.asp Sample 2007 Census forms  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/index.asp http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/index.asp