12-30-2004 |
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Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has announced that the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) will be the subject of a video news release (VNR) that will be available December 30 and January 27, 2005. The VNR provides an overview of ARMS, an important survey to be conducted throughout the country. The release encourages producers to participate while highlighting the NASS confidentiality pledge that ensures individual survey participant information will be kept confidential. The release also describes the impacts of the survey on agricultural industries. The feed will be available from 4:15-4:30 p.m. EST at TELSTAR 5 (C-Band) Transponder 16, Horizontal, downlink frequency 4020 MHZ, 97 degrees west, Audio 6.2/6.8. Problems accessing the feed should be directed to 703-642-8585. A full script will be available at http://www.usda.gov/agency/oc/bmtc/scripts.htm. Streaming video will be available at http://www.usda.gov/agency/oc/bmtc/vidnews.htm. The West Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service is a joint project of USDA-NASS and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. The service collects, processes and disseminates a wide variety of agricultural information for use by farmers, government officials and the general public. For more information, visit http://www.wvagriculture.org.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org. |
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