Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a USDA Data Modernization Plan Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, aimed at making data collection more useful and less burdensome for farmers and ranchers. The plan will modernize how USDA gathers information, improve acreage and yield estimates, integrate technology platforms, and expand transparency with producers. “America’s farmers and ranchers are the backbone of our food and agricultural system, and USDA should respect their time while delivering the reliable information they need,” Rollins said. USDA plans to expand administrative data use, improve mobile survey access, and explore prefilled information to reduce duplicate requests. The department will test satellite imagery, geospatial tools, crop models, and other technology to improve estimates. Kip Tom, USDA’s special advisor for data modernization, says the effort will break down information silos and help USDA respond more quickly to challenges facing agriculture.
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