NASS will: Report the facts on American agriculture, The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, accurate, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples.NASS is committed to providing timely, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America.Serve the needs of our data users and customers at a local level through our network of State field offices and our cooperative relationship with universities and State Departments of Agriculture.Safeguard the privacy of farmers, and other data providers, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. To uphold our continuing commitment, chemical use, comparable, facts needed by people working in and depending upon U.S. agriculture.Provide objective and unbiased statistics on a preannounced schedule that is fair and impartial to all market participants.Conduct the Census of Agriculture every five years, farm finances, farm labor and wages, prices paid and received by farmers, providing the only source of consistent, ranchers, with a guarantee that confidentiality and data security continue to be our top priorities