This number calls me on my cell three to four times a day. I don't answer numbers I don't know and I assume, if it is important, they will leave a message. This number never leaves a message, they just keep calling. It is becoming annoying. I looked the number up and found that others are being harassed by numerous calls also. Oddly, the ones who answered or called back got different and various reasons for the call.
This number belongs to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. This branch of the USDA collects data from agricultural operations and compiles them for monthly and quarterly reports as well as the Census of Agriculture which is conducted every 5 years. All United States agricultural operations are included and subject to calls from NASS, however most of the surveys that are conducted are voluntary and while an operation can be removed from a particular survey- they will remain in the USDA's database unless their is a change in operator, operator retired or operation goes out of business...also please keep in mind that if there is not enough data at the state/county level, no info will be published for that state or county. this is not a telemarketing agency and therefore also not subject to those rules.
We have a landline for fax machine purposes only. As this may be a legit call, they just called the landline at 7:48 a.m. Legit or not, I feel like this is too early to call any landline. They call the landline several times a day.