(SPRINGFIELD) The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the annual Cash Rents and Leases survey starting February 5th. The survey provides the basis for estimates of the current year’s cash rents paid for irrigated cropland, non-irrigated cropland, and permanent pasture. Over 241,000 survey recipients across the United States, including 8,903 in Illinois, have been selected to complete the survey, which can be completed online at agcounts.usda.gov, by mail or phone. The deadline to respond is February 20th. With all information to remain confidential, the NASS will publish the state-level data on and county-level data in August at quickstats.nass.usda.gov.