The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be mailing the 2012 Census of Agriculture forms to collect information on American farms, farmers and agricultural crops. The information is important to the agricultural industry, government and private program funders, commodity representatives, the media, and many others. Farms of all sizes are encouraged to complete the form – available online and in hard copy and file it or return it by mail by the February 4, 2013 deadline. More information is online at http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/index.php.