Comments on: THE Best Agricultural Data for Environmental Impact Statements http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/01/agricultural-data-in-environmental-impact-statements/ Get Planning Data Faster Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: kcarney http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/01/agricultural-data-in-environmental-impact-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-187 kcarney Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:50:40 +0000 http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/?p=884#comment-187 Ben, Thanks for your insight into using Census of Agriculture data for EISs. THe USDA's National Agriculture Statistical Service’s County Level Data Quick Stats is another great resource for planners who need to pull agricultural data. Here's a link to it (note: scroll down): <a href="http://www.nass.usda.gov/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nass.usda.gov/ </a> The I-94 FEIS is a great example document for the <a href="http://www.cubitplanning.com/library/" rel="nofollow">NEPA Library</a>. I've add this FEIS to the NEPA Library here: <a href="http://www.cubitplanning.com/document/Interstate+I-94%252C+I-894%252C+AND+STH119+%2528Airport+Spur%2529+I-94%252FUSH+41+Interchange+to+Howard+Avenue+FEIS" rel="nofollow">http://www.cubitplanning.com/document/Interstate+I-94%252C+I-894%252C+AND+STH119+%2528Airport+Spur%2529+I-94%252FUSH+41+Interchange+to+Howard+Avenue+FEIS</a> Cheers! Kristen Ben,
Thanks for your insight into using Census of Agriculture data for EISs. THe USDA’s National Agriculture Statistical Service’s County Level Data Quick Stats is another great resource for planners who need to pull agricultural data. Here’s a link to it (note: scroll down): http://www.nass.usda.gov/

The I-94 FEIS is a great example document for the NEPA Library. I’ve add this FEIS to the NEPA Library here: http://www.cubitplanning.com/document/Interstate+I-94%252C+I-894%252C+AND+STH119+%2528Airport+Spur%2529+I-94%252FUSH+41+Interchange+to+Howard+Avenue+FEIS

Cheers!

Kristen

]]> By: Ben Goldsworthy http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/01/agricultural-data-in-environmental-impact-statements/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Ben Goldsworthy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:18:30 +0000 http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/?p=884#comment-185 Agree that the Census of Agriculture is a great resource for obtaining ag related statistics. We completed an EIS in 'o8 for an interstate project that went through three counties. Initially we tried to rely on local county data, but we found that the counties wee not measuring farmland the same way. Using the Ag Census was helpful in knowing we had consistently measured data across the counties. One bit of info that we needed that we didn't find in teh Ag Census was the number of farms and acres sold in a given year. For that we had to go to the USDA National Agriculture Statistical Service's (same group that provides the Ag Census) County Level Data Quick Stats. Thanks for the newsletter and blog. I find them helpful in informing me about new locations to obtain data. I also like the fact you guys are putting together a NEPA library. A couple of studies I have worked on are on there. The study i referenced above is the I-94 North-South Corridor Study in southeastern Wisconsin. If you would like to add that FEIS to your library, the study can be downloaded at: http://www.plan94.org/project-history.jsp#feis Thanks, Ben Agree that the Census of Agriculture is a great resource for obtaining ag related statistics. We completed an EIS in ‘o8 for an interstate project that went through three counties. Initially we tried to rely on local county data, but we found that the counties wee not measuring farmland the same way. Using the Ag Census was helpful in knowing we had consistently measured data across the counties. One bit of info that we needed that we didn’t find in teh Ag Census was the number of farms and acres sold in a given year. For that we had to go to the USDA National Agriculture Statistical Service’s (same group that provides the Ag Census) County Level Data Quick Stats.

Thanks for the newsletter and blog. I find them helpful in informing me about new locations to obtain data. I also like the fact you guys are putting together a NEPA library. A couple of studies I have worked on are on there. The study i referenced above is the I-94 North-South Corridor Study in southeastern Wisconsin. If you would like to add that FEIS to your library, the study can be downloaded at: http://www.plan94.org/project-history.jsp#feis

Thanks,

Ben

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