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In January, 2004, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced that
eGovernment initiatives would be a special focus of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture in 2004. The USDA Customer Statement is part of this effort and
brings to the farmer and rancher un-precedented online access to their business
activities with USDA 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Customer Statement,
"will put a whole range of USDA services and programs into a single report at
the fingertips of agricultural producers."
The Customer Statement allows USDA customers to view:
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- their participation, application and payment status in various commodity and conservation programs,
- information on farm loans, and
- conservation plan and land unit information.
For an overview of the Customer Statement, see the Customer Statement Guide for First Time Users.
The Customer Statement will be a focal point for providing farm producers
access to their USDA information and facilitate doing online business with
USDA.
In the future, Veneman said that farmers and ranchers will even be able to
cross-reference that data with interactive maps of their operations using
geographic information systems, or GIS, technology with overlays for roads,
soil types, water and other geographic features. New features will be added to
the Customer Statement as they are developed.
Confidentiality is a key feature of the Customer Statement. Just like your
bank, only you or someone you authorize (using your USDA ID) will be able to
see your Statement and your business transactions with USDA.
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