(NAFB.com) – The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will continue to collect the 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties through April 18, 2025. Conducted once every five years, the Census of Horticultural Specialties is the only source of detailed production and sales data for U.S. floriculture, nursery, and specialty crop industries, including greenhouse food crops. Growers are encouraged to complete the survey online at agcounts.usda.gov or by mail as soon as possible. The online questionnaire is user friendly, accessible on most electronic devices, and saves producers time by calculating totals and automatically skipping questions that don’t apply to their operations. The 2024 Census of Horticulture Specialties data will expand on the 2022 Census of Ag data with information on horticultural crop production, value of products, square footage for growing crops, and production expenses. Producers who receive the 2024 Census are required by law to respond, as it’s part of the Census of Agriculture program.