Max Armstrong shares some history of Census of Agriculture; the most recent report from 2017 was released recently. Max shares the history of the program which goes back as far as George Washington, who even requested information from farmers in 1791. Surveys have continued since that time.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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