Alabama June Area Survey Training Workshop (Montgomery, Alabama) May 19-21, 2010
The Alabama NASS Field Office held a successful and productive workshop in Montogmery, Alabama on May 19-21, 2010 to prepare for the 2010 June Area Survey. There were 5 Field Supervisors and 24 Enumerators who participated in the workshop. One of the highlights of the workshop was an Awards Banquet held the evening of May 20 to recognize the excellent work of the supervisors and enumerators.
NASDA’s NASS Program Director Charlie Ingram participated in the workshop and was especially pleased to be in his home state! After the workshop, Charlie joined Field Enumerator George White on May 24 to conduct some June Survey interviews with producers. Charlie's Changing Hats
The NASS Alabama Field Office team of Bill Weaver (Director), Kathy Broussard (Deputy Director), Rick Geesey (NASDA Coordinator), Stephanie Jackson (Ag Statistician), Darien Lee (Ag Statistician), Jamila Scott (Ag Statistician), and Greg Herbek (Ag Statistician), did an outstanding job of coordinating the workshop activities and presenting the survey materials.
The June Area survey is one of the largest annual NASS survey projects. It is designed to account for every acre of land, all agricultural activities, and land uses within segment boundaries. Data collected by NASDA enumerators on behalf of NASS include: crop acreage, grain stocks, livestock inventory (including cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry), land values, cash rents, farm numbers, and value of sales.
- Participants at the June Survey training workshop
- There were 5 Field Supervisors and 24 Enumerators who participated in the workshop
- Greg Herbek, Ag Statistician in the NASS Alabama Field Office, reviews and explains the survey questionnaire materials
- Darien Lee, Ag Statistician in the NASS Alabama Field Office, reviewed several sections of the June Survey
- Kathy Broussard, Deputy Director of the NASS Alabama Field Office, spoke to workshop attendees on several topics, including safety
- NASDA Field Supervisor Don Peacock and some of his Enumerator Team (l-r): George White, Fred Tice, Roy Kendrick, and Supervisor Don Peacock
One of the highlights of the workshop was an Awards Banquet held the evening of May 20 to recognize the excellent work of the supervisors and enumerators during the 2009 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Alabama had an 80% survey response rate—which is higher than the national average and quite an accomplishment for such a complex survey!
- NASDA supervisors and enumerators, NASS Field Office staff and their families enjoy the Awards Banquet
- NASDA Field Supervisor Ann Vaughan and her Enumerator Team at the Awards Banquet. Pictured (l-r): Elaine Haggard, Supervisor Ann Vaughan, June Mackey, Gloria Davis
- NASS Alabama Field Office Director Bill Weaver served as Master of Ceremonies
- Hassey Brooks was the featured speaker at the Awards Banquet. Hassey is the Assistant to Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks. (l-r) Bill Weaver with Hassey Brooks
- During the banquet, NASDA’s NASS Program Director Charlie Ingram and NASS Field Office Director Bill Weaver presented awards to NASDA Supervisors and Enumerators for their outstanding work on the 2009 ARMS Survey. Here, Charlie and Bill present an award to Field Enumerator Roy Kendrick.
- NASDA Field Enumerator Mary Gomes, from Andalusia, Alabama receives an award
- NASDA Enumerator Pat Davis, from Fort Deposit, Alabama, was presented with an award
- Field Enumerator John Cross received an award. He was also one of the 2009 Enumerator of the Year honorees
- Charlie Ingram and Bill Weaver presented an award to Field Enumerator Judy Horton, who is from Crane Hill, Alabama
- NASDA Field Supervisor Gerald Bentley, from Moulton, Alabama received an award
- Field Supervisor Joe McDaniel, from Greensboro, Alabama was recognized for his work
- Field Supervisor Don Peacock, from Enterprise, Alabama was presented an award for his work
- NASDA Office Supervisor Mable Jackson (second from left) and the NASDA Phone Enumerator Team.
- The NASS Alabama Field Office staff (l-r): Bill Weaver (Director), Jamila Scott (Ag Statistician), Stephanie Jackson (Ag Statistician), Rick Geesey (NASDA Coordinator), Darien Lee (Ag Statistician), Kathy Broussard (Deputy Director)