lUnited States Dept. of Agriculture
–National
Agricultural Statistics Service
–June
Agricultural Survey (JAS) – National in Scope
l41,000 farms visited
l11,000 one-square mile sample area segments
visited
lMost states contain between 150 – 400 segments
lDerive planted acreage estimate
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–Cropland
Data Layer piggybacks on JAS
lUnbiased statistical estimator of crop area
–State
and county level estimates
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