Farm Computer Usage and Ownership

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1 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 0 ISSN: -0

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3 Contents Farm Computer Usage States and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Use of Internet States and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites States and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Conducting Business on the Internet States and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Primary Method of Internet Access States and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm United States: 0, 0, and 0... Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm United States: 0, 0, and 0... Number of Farms States and United States: 0, 0, and 0... Survey Methodology... Information Contacts... Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

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5 Internet Access Increases as more Producers use Satellite and Wireless Connections When United States producers were asked to respond to questions for USDA-NASS s biennial Farm Computer Usage and Ownership report, 0 percent report having access to the Internet, up percentage points from 0. A DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connection is the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 0 percent of the farms in the United States using it, down from percent in 0. A wireless connection, at percent, and a satellite connection at percent, increased and percentage points, respectively. Other reported methods of accessing the Internet include cable modem service ( percent), dial-up service ( percent), and other or unknown ( percent). Farms with computer access at percent is slightly higher than the percent of the farms that reporting owning or leasing a computer. Computer access by sales class is percent for sales class $,000--$,; 0 percent for sales class $,000--$,; percent for Sales Class $0,000--$,; and percent for Sales Class $0,000 or more. Computer usage for farm business at percent nationally, is up percentage points from 0. This compares with usage by the four geographic regions: West ( percent), North Central ( percent), Northeast ( percent), and the South ( percent). Comparing computer usage by crop and livestock farms, percent of the crop producers use the computer for farm business compared to percent of the livestock producers. Computer uses include: Purchasing agricultural inputs: percent Marketing activities: percent Accessing USDA-NASS reports: percent Accessing other USDA reports/services: percent Accessing other federal government websites: percent Conducting business with any USDA website: percent Conducting business with any other federal government website: percent Conducting business with a non-agricultural website: percent Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

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8 Farm Computer Usage States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... With computer access Farms That own or lease computers (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana Nebraska... New Hampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

9 Farm Computer Usage States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Using computers for farm business Farms With Internet access (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana Nebraska... New Hampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 0 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

10 Use of Internet States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Purchase agricultural inputs over Internet Farms Conduct agricultural marketing activities over Internet (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana Nebraska... New Hampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

11 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last months prior to June of survey year] State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Access USDA/NASS reports over Internet Farms Access other USDA reports/services over Internet Access other federal government websites over Internet (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 0 0 Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana... Nebraska... New Hampshire.. New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

12 Conducting Business on the Internet States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Conduct business with any USDA website Farms Conduct business with any other federal government website (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana... Nebraska... New Hampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming... United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

13 Conducting Business on the Internet States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Farms Conduct business with any non-agricultural website (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana Nebraska... New Hampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

14 Primary Method of Internet Access States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] State Dialup DSL Cable Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana Nebraska... New Hampshire. New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming United States... Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

15 Primary Method of Internet Access States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet] State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... Indiana... Satellite Farms Wireless Other/ unknown (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Montana Nebraska... New Hampshire.. New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio... Oklahoma... Oregon (Z) Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming (Z) United States... (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. Includes Arizona and Nevada. Includes Delaware and Maryland. Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

16 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Region Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... With computer access Farms That own or lease computers (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

17 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Region Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Using computers for farm business Farms With Internet access (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

18 Use of Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc.] Region Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Purchase agricultural inputs over Internet Farms Conduct agricultural marketing activities over Internet (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... 0 South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... 0 West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

19 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services in the last months prior to June of survey year] Region Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Access USDA/NASS reports over Internet Farms Access other USDA reports/services over Internet Access other federal government websites over Internet (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... 0 West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

20 Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Region Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Conduct business with any USDA website Farms Conduct business with any other federal government website (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

21 Conducting Business on the Internet by Economic Class, Type of Farm Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Region Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Farms Conduct business with any non-agricultural website (percent) (percent) (percent) North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

22 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Region Dialup DSL Cable Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 0 0 North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

23 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class Regions and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Region Satellite Wireless Other/ unknown Northeast... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 0 North Central... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms South... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms West... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms United States... $,000 to $,... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... $0,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... Livestock farms... 0 Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. 0 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

24 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Type of farm Grain and oilseed farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... With computer access Farms That own or lease computers (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Cotton farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 Beef cattle farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Dairy farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Livestock farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more All farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

25 Farm Computer Usage by Economic Class, Type of Farm United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Type of farm Grain and oilseed farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Using computers for farm business Farms With Internet access (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Cotton farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Beef cattle farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Dairy farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Crop farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Livestock farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... All farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

26 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Type of farm Dialup DSL Cable Grain and oilseed farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Cotton farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Beef cattle farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 Dairy farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Livestock farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 All farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

27 Primary Method of Internet Access by Economic Class, Type of Farm United States: 0, 0, and 0 [Primary method of Internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year] Type of farm Satellite Wireless Other/ unknown Grain and oilseed farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) Cotton farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 Beef cattle farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 Dairy farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... Crop farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more... 0 Livestock farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more All farms... $,000 to $,... $0,000 or more Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

28 Farm Numbers To help equate the percentages published in this report to actual farm counts, a table showing "Number of Farms by States and United States" from the February 0 NASS publication "Farms, Land in Farms" is included below. A farm is "any place from which $,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year." Number of Farms by States and United States: 0, 0, and 0 [0 number of farms not available until February 0] State Alabama... Arizona... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Delaware... Florida... Georgia... Idaho... Illinois... (number) (number) (number),000,000,000,00,00,0,00,00,0,00,00,00,00,00,00,0,00,000,00,0,00,00,000,00,000,00,00,0,00,00 Indiana... Iowa... Kansas... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri...,0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000,00,00,00,00,00,00,000,00,00,000,00,000,000,00,00,00,00,000,0,00 Montana... Nebraska... Nevada... New Hampshire... New Jersey... New Mexico... New York... North Carolina... North Dakota... Ohio...,00,00,00,0,00,00,00 0,00,0,00,0,00,,0,0,00,00 0,000 0,00,000,00,0,00,0,0,00,00,00 0,00,00 Oklahoma... Oregon... Pennsylvania... South Carolina... South Dakota... Tennessee... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington...,00,00 0,000,00,000 0,00,00,00,0,00 0,0,000,00,00,000,000,00,00,000,000,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0,00,00 West Virginia... Wisconsin... Wyoming...,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000,00 United States...,,00 Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.,0,0,0,0 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

29 Survey Methodology Survey Procedures: The June Agricultural Survey is conducted every year to provide estimates of farm numbers and land in farms, crop acres planted, grains and oilseeds in storage, livestock inventories, and land values. In the odd-numbered years from through 0, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. Some states were combined due to their low number of responses. When this occurs, it is footnoted in the tables. Estimates are revised periodically to provide a better foundation for current and future estimates. Revisions are made when sufficient data become available to check the accuracy of the original estimates. Reliability: The 0 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over, agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 0 were percent or less. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov. Troy Joshua, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch... (0) 0- Tony Dorn, Head, Economics Section... (0) 0- Rachel Antzak Cash Receipts, Land Values... (0) 0- Tynesha Boomer Farm Production Expenditures... (0) 0- Daryl Brinkman Prices Received, Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices... (0) 0- Kuan Chen Prices, Prices Research... (0) 0- Liana Cuffman Tenure, Ownership and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL)... (0) 0-0 Greg Gholson Prices, Prices Research, Prices Received Indexes, Parity Prices... (0) 0- Joe Hagedorn Cash Rents, Grazing Fees, TOTAL... (0) 0- Michael Mathison Farm Production Expenditures... (0) 0- Judy McDermott Prices Paid, Prices Paid Indexes... (0) 0- Scott Shimmin, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section... (0) 0-0 Stephanie Brennan Field Crops Chemical Use, Farm Computer Use and Ownership... (0) 0-0 David Colwell Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (0) 0- Doug Farmer Vegetable Chemical Use... (0) 0- Ginger Harris Census of Agriculture... (0) - Steve Peterson Farms, Land in Farms, Census... (0) 0- Jackie Ross Census of Agriculture... (0) 0- Miste Salmon Current Agricultural Industrial Reports... (0) 0- Theresa Varner Farm Labor, Chemical Use... (0) 0- Farm Computer Usage and Ownership (August 0)

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