It has come to the Kentucky Equine Survey team’s attention that some Kentucky horse owners might have false information regarding the survey’s purpose and the use of its resulting information. To clear up any misinformation, the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture Equine Programs aims to set the survey facts straight:

Myth 1: Providing this information will result in a change to my tax rate or other government scrutiny.

IN FACT, information provided to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is kept absolutely confidential. NASS has been providing census and other survey services in many agricultural segments for more than 100 years and by law doesn’t divulge any identifying information, even to the various entities that have hired its services (such as UK) or to other government agencies. It is even one of the only governmental agencies that falls outside of the purview of an open records request or legal subpoena. For more about confidentiality, security, and information protection by NASS, please see www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/index.asp.

Myth 2: Specific information I provide about my operation will be shared or available to other government or business agencies or the general public