The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the results of its 2021 Certified Organic Survey. Certified organic operations in Nebraska sold a total of $193 million in organic products in 2021, up 5% compared to 2019. The number of certified organic operations in Nebraska totaled 220, down 7% from 2019.

The 2021 Certified Organic Survey is a special study conducted by NASS in conjunction with USDA’s Risk Management Agency. It provides value of sales information at the commodity level along with acreage, production, and practices data for a variety of certified organic crop and livestock operations. Information was also collected on marketing and agricultural practices, crop insurance usage, select production expenses, and acres transitioning into organic production.