Technology Use - Publication

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Technology Use (Farm
Computer
Usage and Ownership)
August 2023

ISSN: 1949-0887

Contents
Farm Technology Use and Ownership Highlights ............................................................................................................... 5
Farm Technology Use – States and United States: 2021 and 2023....................................................................................... 6
Farm Internet Access – States and United States: 2021 and 2023 ........................................................................................ 7
Use of Internet – States and United States: 2021 and 2023 .................................................................................................. 8
Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites – States and United States: 2021 and 2023 .......................................... 9
Conducting Business on the Internet – States and United States: 2021 and 2023 ............................................................... 10
Methods of Internet Access – States and United States: 2023 ............................................................................................ 11
Farm Precision Agriculture Practices – States and United States: 2021 and 2023 .............................................................. 12
Number of Farms – States and United States: 2021 and 2022............................................................................................ 13
Statistical Methodology ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Information Contacts ......................................................................................................................................................... 14

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Farm Technology Use and Ownership Highlights
Nationally, 85 percent of farms reported having access to the internet. In 2023, 32 percent of farms used the internet to
purchase agricultural inputs, which was an increase of 3 percent from 2021. Additionally, 23 percent of farms used the
internet to market agricultural activities, which was an increase of 2 percent from 2021. Farms which conducted business
with non-agricultural websites in 2023 increased by 2 percent to 49 percent.
In 2023, 51 percent of internet connected farms utilized a broadband connection while 75 percent of internet connected
farms had access through a cellular data plan. Additionally, 69 percent of farms had a desktop or laptop computer while
82 percent of farms had a smart phone.

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Farm Technology Use – States and United States: 2021 and 2023
Farms
State

Own or use desktop or
laptop computer

Own or use a tablet
or other portable
wireless computer

Own or use
smart phone

Own or use some
other type of
computer

2021

2023

2021

2023

2023

2023

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ..................
Arizona 1 ..................
Arkansas .................
California .................
Colorado ..................
Florida ......................
Georgia ....................
Idaho ........................
Illinois .......................
Indiana .....................

63
53
59
88
71
65
72
79
75
65

60
50
64
85
75
62
75
85
72
63

83
49
76
84
75
78
90
81
85
58

91
56
81
85
82
85
92
87
89
59

24
31
30
35
30
26
52
40
35
28

2
9
(Z)
1
5
2
1
5
3
1

Iowa .........................
Kansas ....................
Kentucky ..................
Louisiana .................
Maryland 2 ...............
Michigan ..................
Minnesota ................
Mississippi ...............
Missouri ...................
Montana ..................

72
81
55
75
70
74
67
49
64
81

75
85
60
73
73
75
70
53
62
81

73
85
74
84
62
79
76
81
77
77

80
92
81
86
70
81
85
88
79
85

36
40
35
34
20
40
30
20
33
33

(Z)
1
(Z)
1
1
2
1
(Z)
6
1

Nebraska .................
New Hampshire 3 ....
New Jersey .............
New Mexico .............
New York .................
North Carolina .........
North Dakota ...........
Ohio .........................
Oklahoma ................
Oregon ....................

74
88
84
36
69
69
73
54
57
84

77
85
82
40
67
71
77
60
56
88

80
70
72
53
69
88
72
58
80
86

85
73
79
55
70
90
81
65
88
87

40
53
39
10
44
43
45
22
18
38

4
(Z)
1
1
1
1
1
(Z)
1
2

Pennsylvania ...........
South Carolina ........
South Dakota ..........
Tennessee ..............
Texas .......................
Utah .........................
Virginia ....................
Washington .............
West Virginia ...........
Wisconsin ................
Wyoming .................

52
66
81
69
65
77
63
78
54
65
76

51
70
82
69
68
74
63
81
54
70
73

53
84
81
77
89
85
71
63
56
67
90

61
88
89
85
92
91
80
70
65
73
92

24
25
41
24
29
45
21
35
22
29
42

2
(Z)
4
2
1
4
1
1
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)

United States 4 ........

67

69

77

82

32

2

(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.
1
Includes Arizona and Nevada.
2
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
3
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
4
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Farm Internet Access – States and United States: 2021 and 2023
Farms
State

With internet access
2021

2023

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ........................................................
Arizona 1 ........................................................
Arkansas .......................................................
California .......................................................
Colorado .......................................................
Florida ...........................................................
Georgia .........................................................
Idaho .............................................................
Illinois ............................................................
Indiana ..........................................................

83
63
76
90
84
83
94
95
90
79

86
65
80
91
87
84
95
96
91
80

Iowa ...............................................................
Kansas ..........................................................
Kentucky .......................................................
Louisiana .......................................................
Maryland 2 .....................................................
Michigan ........................................................
Minnesota .....................................................
Mississippi .....................................................
Missouri .........................................................
Montana ........................................................

82
91
80
85
80
84
83
76
79
88

85
92
85
86
85
88
86
80
84
93

Nebraska .......................................................
New Hampshire 3 ..........................................
New Jersey ...................................................
New Mexico ..................................................
New York ......................................................
North Carolina ..............................................
North Dakota .................................................
Ohio ...............................................................
Oklahoma ......................................................
Oregon ..........................................................

85
97
91
50
81
83
82
64
80
91

90
98
92
55
82
87
85
69
85
92

Pennsylvania ................................................
South Carolina ..............................................
South Dakota ................................................
Tennessee ....................................................
Texas ............................................................
Utah ...............................................................
Virginia ..........................................................
Washington ...................................................
West Virginia .................................................
Wisconsin ......................................................
Wyoming .......................................................

64
79
90
80
83
96
74
86
73
82
89

66
83
93
84
89
97
79
91
74
83
90

United States 4 ..............................................

82

85

1
2
3
4

Includes Arizona and Nevada.
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Use of Internet – States and United States: 2021 and 2023
[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.]
Farms
Purchase agricultural
inputs
over internet

State

Conduct agricultural
marketing activities
over internet

2021

2023

2021

2023

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama .........................
Arizona 1 .........................
Arkansas ........................
California ........................
Colorado .........................
Florida .............................
Georgia ...........................
Idaho ...............................
Illinois ..............................
Indiana ............................

32
31
19
29
33
37
39
38
30
27

22
23
29
37
47
31
46
51
36
31

20
19
25
21
26
20
21
23
32
20

9
18
26
33
40
16
30
26
37
25

Iowa ................................
Kansas ...........................
Kentucky .........................
Louisiana ........................
Maryland 2 ......................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota .......................
Mississippi ......................
Missouri ..........................
Montana .........................

32
38
19
23
32
41
27
21
28
32

29
46
29
23
46
37
31
20
27
47

32
26
12
18
35
27
30
11
16
22

28
37
16
12
42
23
34
7
26
23

Nebraska ........................
New Hampshire 3 ...........
New Jersey ....................
New Mexico ....................
New York ........................
North Carolina ................
North Dakota ..................
Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon ...........................

31
45
35
13
46
38
29
18
30
42

39
49
49
27
41
35
43
28
27
40

31
30
19
11
27
26
29
16
13
28

31
36
26
13
25
32
39
25
20
21

Pennsylvania ..................
South Carolina ...............
South Dakota .................
Tennessee .....................
Texas ..............................
Utah ................................
Virginia ...........................
Washington ....................
West Virginia ..................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming ........................

28
26
27
30
18
45
30
41
16
28
25

26
22
40
25
21
46
39
54
30
32
18

18
23
27
20
8
36
18
32
11
22
23

18
17
35
18
10
31
15
40
12
17
13

United States 4 ...............

29

32

21

23

1
2
3
4

8

Includes Arizona and Nevada.
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites – States and United States: 2021 and 2023
[Reference period for access and usage of USDA reports, research information, and services is the last 12 months prior to June 1 of survey year]
Farms
State

Access USDA/NASS
reports
over internet
2021

Access other USDA
reports/services
over internet

2023

(percent)

2021

(percent)

Access other Federal
government websites
over internet

2023

(percent)

2021

(percent)

2023

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama .........................
Arizona 1 .........................
Arkansas ........................
California ........................
Colorado ........................
Florida ............................
Georgia ..........................
Idaho ..............................
Illinois .............................
Indiana ...........................

17
9
19
16
11
20
22
16
17
11

11
6
22
16
20
12
15
23
25
12

22
27
26
31
24
30
25
19
28
20

12
17
29
26
30
20
15
26
33
21

17
31
18
40
27
33
31
29
20
17

11
21
23
30
22
25
23
24
23
19

Iowa ................................
Kansas ...........................
Kentucky ........................
Louisiana ........................
Maryland 2 ......................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota ......................
Mississippi ......................
Missouri ..........................
Montana .........................

20
16
17
21
16
21
15
9
12
16

13
21
12
15
14
12
16
6
14
15

28
34
20
27
30
25
25
16
25
25

20
33
21
13
27
19
27
9
25
24

23
27
15
22
26
29
18
15
13
31

17
37
16
12
23
20
20
11
19
24

Nebraska ........................
New Hampshire 3 ...........
New Jersey ....................
New Mexico ...................
New York .......................
North Carolina ...............
North Dakota ..................
Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon ...........................

17
25
14
5
9
11
22
6
9
14

22
17
8
9
14
18
24
9
10
16

33
31
26
10
25
17
32
10
19
25

33
26
15
9
14
26
34
13
19
13

27
25
31
16
27
27
25
10
23
33

20
24
21
15
17
22
32
9
14
27

Pennsylvania .................
South Carolina ...............
South Dakota .................
Tennessee .....................
Texas .............................
Utah ................................
Virginia ...........................
Washington ....................
West Virginia ..................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming ........................

11
25
20
10
4
20
5
15
7
9
8

9
16
19
10
6
19
8
15
10
12
8

18
23
36
23
9
31
11
24
13
23
19

12
15
38
20
10
25
16
30
15
23
17

17
17
23
25
11
30
17
32
15
25
25

12
20
28
22
12
27
18
38
13
22
16

United States 4 ...............

13

13

22

20

21

19

1
2
3
4

Includes Arizona and Nevada.
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Conducting Business on the Internet – States and United States: 2021 and 2023
Farms
State

Conduct business
with any
USDA website

Conduct business
with any other
Federal government website

Conduct business
with any
non-agricultural website

2021

2023

2021

2023

2021

2023

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama .........................
Arizona 1 .........................
Arkansas ........................
California ........................
Colorado .........................
Florida .............................
Georgia ...........................
Idaho ...............................
Illinois ..............................
Indiana ............................

19
18
12
23
18
16
15
16
20
12

11
11
23
26
28
11
14
21
31
14

16
7
10
25
14
12
24
13
10
8

9
4
18
16
14
9
14
8
16
11

30
37
32
61
53
38
52
64
54
39

32
22
38
55
56
23
59
61
61
42

Iowa ................................
Kansas ...........................
Kentucky .........................
Louisiana ........................
Maryland 2 ......................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota .......................
Mississippi ......................
Missouri ..........................
Montana .........................

24
22
10
16
15
22
19
10
14
13

21
30
13
11
14
15
28
7
19
15

16
20
11
19
18
16
9
11
8
14

8
25
8
8
8
7
16
7
13
11

56
53
53
32
43
54
53
28
43
61

52
66
40
45
43
42
63
38
47
61

Nebraska ........................
New Hampshire 3 ...........
New Jersey ....................
New Mexico ....................
New York ........................
North Carolina ................
North Dakota ..................
Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon ...........................

26
23
11
6
17
19
24
9
13
16

27
12
7
9
11
15
28
12
14
14

18
10
14
10
13
16
20
6
13
18

13
16
10
9
6
11
19
5
10
13

50
53
51
20
51
62
53
32
40
52

62
54
42
32
51
58
64
39
56
67

Pennsylvania ..................
South Carolina ...............
South Dakota .................
Tennessee .....................
Texas ..............................
Utah ................................
Virginia ...........................
Washington ....................
West Virginia ..................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming ........................

12
16
23
17
9
24
9
19
7
16
16

10
9
33
11
7
22
10
21
13
16
10

9
14
17
13
4
18
6
17
5
8
10

7
3
20
15
5
13
7
8
4
8
4

33
26
54
50
48
61
51
57
25
48
53

29
42
57
36
53
63
42
69
26
55
44

United States 4 ...............

16

16

12

11

47

49

1
2
3
4

Includes Arizona and Nevada.
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Methods of Internet Access – States and United States: 2023
[Various methods of internet access for those operators who have access to the Internet. May not add to 100% due to operators with multiple types of
internet access]
Farms
State

Dialup

Broadband
(DSL, cable,
fiber optic)

Cellular

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Satellite

Other

(percent)

(percent)

2023
Alabama .........................
Arizona 1 .........................
Arkansas ........................
California ........................
Colorado ........................
Florida ............................
Georgia ..........................
Idaho ..............................
Illinois .............................
Indiana ...........................

1
(Z)
2
(Z)
2
2
3
3
4
2

49
51
48
43
42
58
62
61
52
42

75
52
78
83
73
67
87
78
79
60

18
21
20
39
30
28
27
25
22
16

(Z)
1
2
1
1
1
(Z)
(Z)
4
2

Iowa ................................
Kansas ...........................
Kentucky ........................
Louisiana ........................
Maryland 2 ......................
Michigan .........................
Minnesota ......................
Mississippi ......................
Missouri ..........................
Montana .........................

3
4
3
4
(Z)
1
2
4
2
3

51
63
56
68
52
51
52
40
43
63

75
78
80
85
71
79
79
77
80
72

17
25
20
24
26
15
23
22
18
17

(Z)
3
1
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
5
2
2

Nebraska ........................
New Hampshire 3 ...........
New Jersey ....................
New Mexico ...................
New York .......................
North Carolina ...............
North Dakota ..................
Ohio ................................
Oklahoma .......................
Oregon ...........................

3
3
(Z)
2
2
6
2
3
1
2

54
73
76
47
64
60
72
47
32
60

75
82
84
60
63
73
70
59
81
73

26
21
7
18
13
19
17
22
14
20

4
1
(Z)
(Z)
1
(Z)
2
(Z)
7
3

Pennsylvania .................
South Carolina ...............
South Dakota .................
Tennessee .....................
Texas .............................
Utah ................................
Virginia ...........................
Washington ....................
West Virginia ..................
Wisconsin .......................
Wyoming ........................

4
(Z)
4
3
2
4
1
1
3
3
3

62
46
63
64
41
69
51
47
54
56
45

57
85
70
76
84
72
70
60
56
65
80

8
28
17
16
39
23
18
28
16
16
19

1
5
1
(Z)
3
(Z)
(Z)
6
5
(Z)
2

United States 4 ...............

2

51

75

23

2

(Z) Less than half of the unit shown.
1
Includes Arizona and Nevada.
2
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
3
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
4
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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Precision Agriculture Practices
Beginning in 2021, data were collected for precision agriculture practices with the question: “In the last 12 months, did
this farm or ranch use precision agriculture practices to manage crops or livestock? This would include the use of global
positioning (GPS) guidance systems, GPS yield monitoring and soil mapping, variable rate input applications, use of
drones for scouting fields or monitoring livestock, electronic tagging, precision feeding, robotic milking, etc..” Results are
presented in the following table.
Farm Precision Agriculture Practices – States and United States: 2021 and 2023
Farms
State

Using precision agriculture practices
to manage crops or livestock
2021

2023

(percent)

(percent)

Alabama ..........................................................................................
Arizona 1 ..........................................................................................
Arkansas .........................................................................................
California .........................................................................................
Colorado ..........................................................................................
Florida ..............................................................................................
Georgia ............................................................................................
Idaho ................................................................................................
Illinois ...............................................................................................
Indiana .............................................................................................

22
23
23
39
23
8
9
24
48
31

22
23
27
40
27
12
13
27
51
32

Iowa .................................................................................................
Kansas ............................................................................................
Kentucky ..........................................................................................
Louisiana .........................................................................................
Maryland 2 .......................................................................................
Michigan ..........................................................................................
Minnesota ........................................................................................
Mississippi .......................................................................................
Missouri ...........................................................................................
Montana ..........................................................................................

52
46
9
31
27
36
28
17
20
28

54
49
11
31
31
36
32
20
23
28

Nebraska .........................................................................................
New Hampshire 3 ............................................................................
New Jersey .....................................................................................
New Mexico .....................................................................................
New York .........................................................................................
North Carolina .................................................................................
North Dakota ...................................................................................
Ohio .................................................................................................
Oklahoma ........................................................................................
Oregon ............................................................................................

51
24
27
12
26
23
54
30
18
20

55
24
27
14
26
27
57
31
18
20

Pennsylvania ...................................................................................
South Carolina ................................................................................
South Dakota ..................................................................................
Tennessee ......................................................................................
Texas ...............................................................................................
Utah .................................................................................................
Virginia ............................................................................................
Washington .....................................................................................
West Virginia ...................................................................................
Wisconsin ........................................................................................
Wyoming .........................................................................................

20
10
53
31
13
31
8
21
7
15
33

20
14
53
31
13
31
11
25
8
18
33

United States 4 ................................................................................

25

27

1
2
3
4

Includes Arizona and Nevada.
Includes Delaware and Maryland.
Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Excludes Alaska and Hawaii.

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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 2023 NASS publication Farms, Land in Farms is included below. A farm is "any
place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold,
during the year."
Number of Farms – States and United States: 2021 and 2022
[2023 number of farms not available until 2024]
State

Farms
2021

2022

(number)

(number)

Alabama .............................................................
Arizona ...............................................................
Arkansas ............................................................
California ............................................................
Colorado ............................................................
Delaware ............................................................
Florida ................................................................
Georgia ..............................................................
Idaho ..................................................................
Illinois .................................................................

38,500
19,000
42,000
69,000
39,000
2,300
47,500
41,300
24,600
70,900

38,100
18,800
41,900
68,400
38,800
2,300
47,300
41,300
24,400
70,700

Indiana ...............................................................
Iowa ....................................................................
Kansas ...............................................................
Kentucky ............................................................
Louisiana ............................................................
Maryland ............................................................
Michigan .............................................................
Minnesota ..........................................................
Mississippi ..........................................................
Missouri ..............................................................

55,100
84,900
58,600
74,100
27,400
12,400
46,000
67,400
34,300
95,000

54,800
84,900
57,700
73,500
27,400
12,400
44,300
67,100
34,100
95,000

Montana .............................................................
Nebraska ............................................................
Nevada ...............................................................
New Hampshire 1 ...............................................
New Jersey ........................................................
New Mexico .......................................................
New York ...........................................................
North Carolina ...................................................
North Dakota ......................................................
Ohio ....................................................................

27,100
44,800
3,400
32,300
9,900
24,700
33,400
45,100
26,000
76,900

27,100
44,300
3,300
32,300
9,900
24,100
33,400
45,000
25,900
76,500

Oklahoma ...........................................................
Oregon ...............................................................
Pennsylvania .....................................................
South Carolina ...................................................
South Dakota .....................................................
Tennessee .........................................................
Texas .................................................................
Utah ....................................................................
Virginia ...............................................................
Washington ........................................................

77,200
37,100
52,700
24,600
29,400
69,500
247,000
17,900
41,500
35,300

77,200
36,900
52,700
24,600
29,400
69,500
246,000
17,900
41,500
35,200

West Virginia ......................................................
Wisconsin ...........................................................
Wyoming ............................................................

22,300
64,100
12,200

22,500
64,100
11,900

United States 2 ...................................................

2,003,700

1,994,400

1
2

Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
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Statistical 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 since 1997, questions were added to the survey form that asked the operator about their 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.
Estimating Procedures: The Technology use data are separated from the June Area dataset and summarized. Since all
States conduct identical surveys, the State data can be pooled, and national survey results computed. The summary results
provide point estimates and their standard errors for each data series being estimated. Once editing is complete, the data
are summarized. Survey results are reviewed and State and National estimates are established.
Survey results are delivered to a subject matter specialist for review and acceptance. All review is performed in NASS’s
Washington, D.C. Headquarters. Current results are reviewed, in tabular form, against the historical data series for
consistency and reasonableness.
Revision Policy: For non-census years, Technology use values are subject to a biennial revision. After the 5-year Census
of Agriculture is completed, Technology use estimates are subject to revisions.
Reliability: The 2023 Technology use estimates are based on responses from approximately 14,000 agricultural
operations, and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2023 were
13.3 percent or less.
Published Estimates: The Farm Technology Use and Ownership State and National estimates are published in August in
odd numbered years. While the June Area Survey is the primary source of data for the estimates, supplemental survey data
and potential previous revisions are also considered, as described in the more detailed NASS Technology Use
Methodology and Quality Measures publication.
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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov.
Tony Dorn, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch .................................................. (202) 720-6146
Adam Peters, Head, Environmental, and Demographics Section .................................................................. (202) 720-0684
William Cumberland – Census of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Management, Irrigation Orgs ........ (202) 690-1348
Fred Granja – Census of Agriculture, Census of PR and Outlying Areas, Organics................................ (202) 690-3233
Mallory Johnson – Census of Agriculture, Organics, CEAP................................................................... (502) 907-3208
Jeff Kissel – Census of Agriculture, Farmers Market Managers, CEAP, TOTAL, Local Foods ............. (202) 720-5777
Thomas Laidley – Census of Agriculture, American Indian Reservations, TOTAL, Agroforestry.......... (202) 221-9280
Jamila Sani – Census of Agriculture, Census of Horticulture, Farm Technology Use, CPAM ................ (202) 690-3226
Dominique Sims – Census of Agriculture, Farm Demographics, American Indian Reservations............ (202) 690-1719
Irvin Yeager – Census of Agriculture, PR and Outlying Areas, Aquaculture, Local Foods Marketing ... (202) 720-7492

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