United
States Department of Agriculture Secretary Dan
Glickman has announced the appointment of New Jersey
Agriculture Secretary Art Brown, Jr., as one of
25 members of the US Department of Agriculture's
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics. Brown
is part of a group representing Consumer and Information
Organizations. "The Committee will be particularly
important in helping to shape the future of the
National Agricultural Statistics Service survey
and census programs," said Glickman. "It will prepare
recommendations regarding the types of agricultural
information to obtain from respondents and the
content of agricultural reports." The Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics is comprised
of members representing a broad range of agricultural
disciplines and interests. The Committee will meet
to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the scope,
content, and timing of periodic censuses and surveys
of agriculture.
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