Last week the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2014 Organic Production Survey. This is the first comprehensive survey of the organic industry since 2008.
This blog summarizes some of the more interesting findings of the survey.
Editors Note: Farmers were required to fill out the 2014 Organic Production Survey. However, the results are self-reported, so there may be discrepancies between this data and the National Organic Program’s List of Certified Organic Operations. These discrepancies may exist because the survey includes farms exempt from certification, gaps in the lists used to distribute the survey, and the fact some farms may have multiple certifications. Exempt farms are those earning less than $5,000 annually from organic sales.