Sp Sy 9 (07) United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2007 Internet Access On U.S. Farms Up 4 Percentage Points High-speed Internet access methods, such as DSL, cable, satellite, and wireless, have become much more available to Internet users in the farm sector since 2005. The proportion of operators using DSL doubled in 2007, at 27 percent, compared with the 2005 level of 13 percent. Cable, satellite, and wireless were each reported as the primary access methods on 7 percent of those U.S. farms with Internet access; with satellite and wireless methods both at virtually double their 2005 levels. Dialup was again the most common method of accessing the Internet, with nearly half (47 percent) of U.S. farms still using it, down from 69 percent in 2005. A total of 55 percent of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared with 51 percent in 2005. Sixty-three percent of farms have access to a computer in 2007, compared with the 2005 level of 59 percent. The proportion of U.S. farms owning or leasing a computer in 2007, at 59 percent, is up slightly from 55 percent in 2005. Farms using computers for their farm business increased 3 percentage points from 2005 to 35 percent in 2007. In 2007, 80 percent of U.S. farms with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more have access to a computer, 78 percent own or lease a computer, 66 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 75 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales and government payments between $100,000 and $249,999, the figures are: 70 percent have access to a computer, 66 percent own or lease a computer, 51 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 61 percent have Internet access. For farms with sales and government payments between $10,000 and $99,999, 62 percent reported having computer access, 57 percent own or lease a computer, 36 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 53 percent have Internet access. For crop farms, 64 percent have computer access and 37 percent use a computer for their farm business in 2007, up 4 and 3 percentage points from 2005, respectively. Internet access for crop farms has increased to 56 percent in 2007, compared to 52 percent in 2005. For livestock farms, 62 percent have computer access and 55 percent have Internet access. The use of a computer for farm business has increased to 33 percent for livestock farms, up 3 points from 2005. Farm Computer Usage: By State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That Own or State : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 49 48 48 44 47 47 AZ 1/ : 63 60 60 58 60 60 AR : 51 50 59 49 48 56 CA : 64 58 61 60 54 54 CO : 69 68 68 65 66 65 FL : 56 61 61 50 60 59 GA : 37 42 46 36 38 44 ID : 81 77 83 77 75 83 IL : 63 64 64 59 60 61 IN : 59 58 64 58 56 62 IA : 63 64 66 59 61 64 KS : 62 57 68 59 54 64 KY : 32 36 50 30 34 45 LA : 53 51 57 47 46 55 MD 2/ : 50 58 64 45 56 60 MI : 61 62 69 54 57 63 MN : 64 65 71 60 60 68 MS : 37 45 51 35 42 44 MO : 56 55 56 51 50 54 MT : 72 75 75 70 73 75 NE : 61 65 66 59 62 62 NH 3/ : 72 78 78 61 76 75 NJ : 59 60 69 56 60 67 NM : 52 62 60 51 62 60 NY : 66 63 63 58 59 59 NC : 52 59 61 47 56 58 ND : 61 65 67 58 63 66 OH : 64 56 56 57 53 54 OK : 48 55 55 44 50 52 OR : 78 80 80 76 78 76 PA : 55 55 62 48 53 58 SC : 49 52 66 48 47 65 SD : 61 66 65 54 62 60 TN : 50 55 60 41 45 48 TX : 58 58 62 55 55 60 UT : 67 72 73 60 64 69 VA : 65 65 65 62 60 60 WA : 65 70 75 57 67 74 WV : 60 60 64 54 55 60 WI : 62 64 69 56 60 64 WY : 71 79 82 70 71 81 : US 4/ : 58 59 63 54 55 59 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: By State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 (cont.) -------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using Computers : With State : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 26 25 24 39 40 40 AZ 1/ : 27 29 33 55 50 55 AR : 26 24 33 37 44 52 CA : 38 38 42 55 52 54 CO : 39 41 40 60 62 60 FL : 29 39 37 49 57 55 GA : 19 19 26 26 36 42 ID : 46 47 50 62 68 68 IL : 39 40 40 53 56 55 IN : 34 35 38 51 51 58 IA : 40 42 42 49 55 56 KS : 37 35 39 48 49 57 KY : 15 17 24 24 30 39 LA : 19 20 25 44 46 55 MD 2/ : 30 31 36 42 48 58 MI : 27 35 34 49 54 64 MN : 34 35 38 52 56 64 MS : 17 23 22 29 37 41 MO : 30 30 29 48 45 50 MT : 44 45 45 63 70 70 NE : 38 41 44 48 52 55 NH 3/ : 40 52 50 59 65 67 NJ : 48 45 45 57 60 67 NM : 21 20 20 40 55 55 NY : 35 34 36 56 55 59 NC : 24 30 32 43 52 55 ND : 39 41 44 53 58 63 OH : 31 29 32 50 46 52 OK : 22 28 32 39 48 51 OR : 49 50 50 72 70 70 PA : 25 27 29 48 47 55 SC : 19 25 36 35 44 52 SD : 33 40 40 45 55 55 TN : 18 20 24 41 45 52 TX : 26 27 33 50 51 57 UT : 32 40 50 54 56 65 VA : 34 28 28 57 55 55 WA : 39 40 50 54 66 71 WV : 19 31 32 55 51 53 WI : 31 34 38 51 56 63 WY : 32 35 43 57 77 75 : US 4/ : 30 32 35 48 51 55 -------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Use of Internet by State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase Agricultural : Conduct Agricultural State : Inputs : Marketing Activities : Over Internet 1/ : Over Internet 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 7 8 5 6 5 AZ 3/ : 5 8 13 2 9 8 AR : 6 5 9 5 5 4 CA : 14 12 15 12 10 11 CO : 13 12 9 10 13 8 FL : 10 16 19 12 15 10 GA : 7 4 9 4 4 5 ID : 9 10 12 13 11 10 IL : 8 8 10 9 13 14 IN : 9 10 14 10 9 18 IA : 9 6 9 9 12 16 KS : 6 7 10 5 7 8 KY : 3 7 8 3 4 6 LA : 7 4 6 3 6 3 MD 4/ : 14 15 19 7 6 8 MI : 8 11 15 5 8 7 MN : 7 9 11 11 12 12 MS : 4 6 5 4 4 4 MO : 5 6 7 7 8 5 MT : 11 10 13 12 12 16 NE : 8 7 8 9 10 11 NH 5/ : 19 25 23 12 15 15 NJ : 30 25 27 9 14 15 NM : 7 7 7 3 6 5 NY : 13 15 19 12 7 7 NC : 6 9 15 11 8 11 ND : 8 6 9 10 10 10 OH : 9 9 12 6 11 11 OK : 6 8 11 5 6 11 OR : 20 17 21 12 14 12 PA : 11 11 11 7 7 7 SC : 7 9 15 6 6 15 SD : 6 7 7 7 9 12 TN : 5 6 7 6 5 7 TX : 8 8 9 7 7 8 UT : 16 15 17 13 15 17 VA : 8 13 13 9 8 7 WA : 11 15 26 18 15 14 WV : 6 14 14 10 4 4 WI : 7 9 12 8 10 12 WY : 9 12 18 4 8 8 : US 6/ : 8 9 11 8 9 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. 2/ Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc. 3/ Includes AZ and NV. 4/ Includes DE and MD. 5/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Web sites By State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access Other USDA : Access Other Federal State : Reports : Reports/Services : Government Web sites : Over Internet : Over Internet : Over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 9 6 5 10 9 6 10 6 6 AZ 2/ : 7 5 2 6 11 11 17 8 6 AR : 8 6 4 9 8 6 8 9 13 CA : 8 3 7 15 11 13 15 12 13 CO : 8 6 6 8 10 9 13 18 11 FL : 6 5 8 8 11 14 3 14 16 GA : 4 2 2 5 5 7 5 5 6 ID : 9 8 7 15 18 15 16 23 18 IL : 7 9 11 14 17 16 11 13 12 IN : 4 5 7 10 11 13 9 10 14 IA : 9 8 10 14 15 15 13 12 11 KS : 6 6 9 12 10 12 9 12 13 KY : 5 2 3 7 5 7 5 4 5 LA : 4 2 2 5 6 8 2 6 4 MD 3/ : 4 2 6 7 9 12 10 15 22 MI : 6 4 9 11 11 14 11 11 14 MN : 9 6 7 13 12 12 12 10 10 MS : 4 3 3 8 7 7 5 7 8 MO : 6 4 5 13 10 10 9 7 9 MT : 8 6 6 18 16 16 22 23 18 NE : 7 8 7 15 17 14 12 14 13 NH 4/ : 4 6 5 9 15 18 12 20 17 NJ : 5 8 9 10 9 13 30 13 17 NM : 3 5 6 4 9 4 18 19 5 NY : 6 5 5 10 11 8 10 16 18 NC : 6 5 6 11 10 12 10 12 14 ND : 10 10 7 19 15 15 15 12 15 OH : 6 5 3 9 8 8 16 8 8 OK : 5 6 6 10 10 10 10 14 16 OR : 7 5 4 10 12 11 20 18 15 PA : 5 6 3 8 11 6 11 13 10 SC : 3 6 4 6 11 8 6 13 11 SD : 7 7 6 12 14 13 13 15 12 TN : 4 5 5 6 8 8 7 8 8 TX : 5 5 4 9 9 8 10 11 11 UT : 10 9 8 12 20 15 15 18 14 VA : 4 4 4 15 9 8 14 13 11 WA : 10 3 7 15 13 15 19 16 18 WV : 7 7 7 9 12 10 6 14 18 WI : 4 7 8 9 14 14 8 17 16 WY : 15 2 7 9 7 11 13 13 23 : US 5/ : 6 5 6 11 11 11 11 12 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. 2/ Includes AZ and NV. 3/ Includes DE and MD. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet and Usage of Toll-Free Customer Service Numbers By State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct Business With : Conduct Business With Any State : Any USDA Web site : Other Federal Government Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 3 2 5 4 2 AZ 1/ : 1 4 6 6 3 1 AR : 4 3 2 5 3 1 CA : 6 5 6 8 5 5 CO : 2 4 6 5 7 3 FL : 1 4 4 3 9 2 GA : 1 2 3 2 1 1 ID : 6 6 3 11 6 4 IL : 5 5 7 3 3 4 IN : 2 4 5 2 2 3 IA : 5 6 5 7 4 2 KS : 2 4 3 4 3 3 KY : 1 2 2 2 2 1 LA : 1 1 2 1 1 1 MD 2/ : 1 5 5 5 4 4 MI : 2 3 6 6 2 2 MN : 4 6 5 5 4 3 MS : 2 1 3 2 1 3 MO : 3 5 2 4 3 3 MT : 6 4 3 10 2 3 NE : 3 5 4 4 4 2 NH 3/ : 2 9 3 11 6 7 NJ : 7 7 6 3 6 3 NM : 1 6 1 13 3 1 NY : 2 1 1 4 * 4 NC : 3 3 5 4 5 4 ND : 5 6 5 7 3 3 OH : 2 5 3 8 1 2 OK : 4 3 4 4 3 5 OR : 4 7 5 15 7 4 PA : 1 3 2 5 3 3 SC : 2 2 2 2 * 1 SD : 3 5 4 5 4 3 TN : 2 3 2 3 4 1 TX : 2 3 4 5 3 4 UT : 2 7 5 4 5 5 VA : 4 3 2 7 4 2 WA : 9 4 7 11 6 11 WV : * 1 1 3 * 1 WI : 2 5 3 5 6 3 WY : 4 5 5 2 * 6 : US 4/ : 3 4 4 5 3 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet and Usage of Toll-Free Customer Service Numbers By State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Use Any USDA Toll-Free : Conduct Business With Any State : Customer Service Number : Non-Agricultural Web site :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 4 2 16 14 AZ 1/ : * 3 8 26 24 AR : 5 2 2 21 18 CA : 4 3 4 31 32 CO : 2 5 2 38 27 FL : 1 6 5 36 32 GA : 2 3 2 11 17 ID : 3 5 1 41 49 IL : 4 5 6 29 30 IN : 2 2 3 24 38 IA : 4 4 2 28 28 KS : 2 8 3 28 31 KY : 2 3 2 13 13 LA : 1 1 3 18 24 MD 2/ : 4 5 5 25 38 MI : 4 7 3 24 36 MN : 3 4 5 27 33 MS : 2 4 5 17 17 MO : 4 2 3 17 22 MT : 11 5 7 43 38 NE : 5 5 5 29 31 NH 3/ : 4 3 13 48 41 NJ : 4 11 3 27 41 NM : 9 3 * 40 21 NY : 3 3 4 31 27 NC : 4 3 6 26 25 ND : 4 4 2 25 34 OH : 8 7 2 26 20 OK : 3 5 5 20 27 OR : 9 6 2 41 31 PA : 4 5 3 24 24 SC : 4 6 9 22 22 SD : 4 6 8 28 28 TN : 3 5 4 19 18 TX : 3 5 3 24 28 UT : 11 8 2 45 36 VA : 11 4 5 26 26 WA : 8 6 7 41 45 WV : 2 9 5 20 30 WI : 6 6 5 35 36 WY : 5 8 8 36 46 : US 4/ : 4 5 4 26 28 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Includes AZ and NV. 2/ Includes DE and MD. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By State and United States, 2005 and 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : AL : 84 55 3 23 12 10 AZ 2/ : 58 47 10 17 3 7 AR : 70 56 22 22 4 4 CA : 57 36 19 21 7 12 CO : 62 36 12 16 2 5 FL : 53 28 12 50 24 11 GA : 71 27 13 56 8 9 ID : 73 42 10 24 1 3 IL : 72 46 11 20 4 4 IN : 86 54 4 19 3 7 IA : 70 45 17 30 3 4 KS : 62 41 17 30 9 9 KY : 62 40 15 32 5 8 LA : 63 53 21 23 7 8 MD 3/ : 68 52 10 25 15 10 MI : 68 60 7 20 10 11 MN : 67 45 17 30 2 2 MS : 79 57 8 22 1 5 MO : 75 55 11 31 2 2 MT : 70 43 17 34 1 2 NE : 64 34 14 33 5 4 NH 4/ : 62 33 12 31 7 26 NJ : 46 22 21 35 26 30 NM : 56 28 26 41 4 3 NY : 54 44 17 18 10 21 NC : 67 40 17 35 6 11 ND : 62 35 21 40 4 8 OH : 82 52 12 20 3 10 OK : 67 41 14 30 3 5 OR : 67 52 9 15 13 13 PA : 68 54 19 31 8 6 SC : 76 55 12 29 5 6 SD : 68 38 15 35 3 3 TN : 71 62 8 13 9 8 TX : 73 52 13 24 4 4 UT : 71 31 12 27 2 6 VA : 79 65 5 17 4 8 WA : 77 34 9 38 3 8 WV : 76 53 12 19 5 11 WI : 74 52 15 32 3 3 WY : 63 55 9 23 10 5 : US 5/ : 69 47 13 27 6 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Less than one percent. 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Includes AZ and NV. 3/ Includes DE and MD. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By State and United States, 2005 and 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Other/ State : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : AL : 1 7 * 1 * 4 AZ 2/ : 11 21 15 5 3 3 AR : 2 11 * 2 2 5 CA : 6 11 5 13 6 7 CO : 8 14 8 15 8 14 FL : 5 5 2 3 4 3 GA : 1 5 1 0 6 3 ID : 6 10 4 14 6 7 IL : 3 9 6 17 4 4 IN : 4 8 1 10 2 2 IA : 1 7 7 8 2 6 KS : 4 10 4 9 4 1 KY : 3 12 3 3 12 5 LA : 2 9 2 2 5 5 MD 3/ : 1 3 2 2 4 8 MI : 5 1 2 6 8 2 MN : 2 5 5 15 7 3 MS : 3 10 * 1 9 5 MO : 5 5 1 3 6 4 MT : 9 12 1 8 2 1 NE : 4 10 8 13 5 6 NH 4/ : 3 3 4 1 12 6 NJ : 0 5 * 0 7 8 NM : 5 3 9 21 0 4 NY : 6 4 2 4 11 9 NC : 2 7 2 3 6 4 ND : 3 9 5 6 5 2 OH : 1 6 1 7 1 5 OK : 6 10 3 10 7 4 OR : 5 5 4 11 2 4 PA : 2 1 * 1 3 7 SC : 7 5 0 1 * 4 SD : 4 4 3 14 7 6 TN : 2 3 * 1 10 13 TX : 4 9 3 8 3 3 UT : 1 12 6 10 8 14 VA : 1 7 1 3 10 0 WA : 6 11 3 5 2 4 WV : * 6 1 1 6 10 WI : 1 4 2 3 5 6 WY : 10 9 7 7 1 1 : US 5/ : 4 7 3 7 5 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Less than one percent. 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Includes AZ and NV. 3/ Includes DE and MD. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 5/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That Own or Region : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 62 62 66 53 60 63 $1,000-9,999 : 61 60 66 51 58 63 $10,000-99,999 : 62 62 62 53 58 58 $100,000 & Over : 65 70 71 60 67 69 $100,000-249,999 : 52 67 68 46 63 67 $250,000 & Over : 85 75 76 81 73 72 Crop Farms : 66 60 65 59 59 62 Livestock Farms : 59 64 66 50 61 63 : North Central 3/ : 61 61 65 57 57 62 $1,000-9,999 : 57 58 62 52 53 59 $10,000-99,999 : 56 56 59 52 52 55 $100,000 & Over : 75 76 76 72 74 73 $100,000-249,999 : 70 71 69 66 69 67 $250,000 & Over : 82 82 82 80 80 80 Crop Farms : 61 62 65 57 58 62 Livestock Farms : 61 60 64 57 56 61 : South 4/ : 51 53 58 47 49 54 $1,000-9,999 : 46 49 54 42 46 51 $10,000-99,999 : 55 55 58 50 50 55 $100,000 & Over : 73 73 73 69 69 71 $100,000-249,999 : 68 68 68 63 63 65 $250,000 & Over : 77 77 78 74 74 77 Crop Farms : 50 53 57 46 50 54 Livestock Farms : 51 53 58 47 49 54 : West 5/ : 70 69 70 66 66 67 $1,000-9,999 : 67 69 69 63 66 66 $10,000-99,999 : 67 66 66 62 62 64 $100,000 & Over : 81 76 75 79 74 72 $100,000-249,999 : 77 73 70 75 71 66 $250,000 & Over : 84 78 78 82 76 76 Crop Farms : 69 67 67 63 65 65 Livestock Farms : 70 71 72 66 67 68 : US 6/ : 58 59 63 54 55 59 $1,000-9,999 : 53 55 60 49 52 57 $10,000-99,999 : 57 58 62 52 52 57 $100,000 & Over : 75 75 75 72 72 72 $100,000-249,999 : 70 70 70 66 67 66 $250,000 & Over : 82 80 80 79 77 78 Crop Farms : 60 60 64 55 57 60 Livestock Farms : 56 58 62 53 54 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 4/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 5/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 (cont.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using Computers : With Region : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 33 36 37 52 55 60 $1,000-9,999 : 25 26 27 50 54 60 $10,000-99,999 : 40 45 45 50 55 58 $100,000 & Over : 50 56 55 52 59 62 $100,000-249,999 : 36 50 49 38 53 58 $250,000 & Over : 71 65 64 73 68 68 Crop Farms : 39 37 37 58 54 59 Livestock Farms : 30 36 37 46 56 61 : North Central 3/ : 34 36 38 50 52 57 $1,000-9,999 : 21 24 24 47 50 55 $10,000-99,999 : 33 34 36 45 45 51 $100,000 & Over : 57 59 60 62 67 70 $100,000-249,999 : 50 50 52 55 60 63 $250,000 & Over : 65 68 69 72 74 77 Crop Farms : 34 37 39 50 53 57 Livestock Farms : 33 35 35 49 50 57 : South 4/ : 23 25 30 42 46 51 $1,000-9,999 : 16 18 24 38 43 48 $10,000-99,999 : 28 28 33 44 45 52 $100,000 & Over : 55 55 55 60 62 67 $100,000-249,999 : 44 48 48 52 55 61 $250,000 & Over : 65 62 61 68 69 72 Crop Farms : 24 26 30 41 46 50 Livestock Farms : 22 25 30 42 45 52 : West 5/ : 41 40 44 60 62 63 $1,000-9,999 : 31 31 36 57 62 63 $10,000-99,999 : 42 43 46 58 57 58 $100,000 & Over : 68 62 61 70 70 69 $100,000-249,999 : 61 56 52 63 63 63 $250,000 & Over : 74 67 68 76 75 74 Crop Farms : 43 42 43 59 60 61 Livestock Farms : 39 39 44 60 64 64 : US 6/ : 30 32 35 48 51 55 $1,000-9,999 : 20 22 25 44 48 52 $10,000-99,999 : 32 35 36 47 47 53 $100,000 & Over : 58 58 59 62 65 68 $100,000-249,999 : 49 51 51 54 59 61 $250,000 & Over : 67 66 66 72 72 75 Crop Farms : 33 34 37 49 52 56 Livestock Farms : 27 30 33 47 50 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 4/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 5/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. Use of Internet by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase Agricultural : Conduct Agricultural Region : Inputs : Marketing Activities : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 4/ : 15 16 17 9 9 10 $1,000-9,999 : 14 14 14 4 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 20 18 20 16 16 11 $100,000 & Over : 13 20 22 12 16 22 $100,000-249,999: 9 20 24 4 12 16 $250,000 & Over : 20 20 20 24 23 30 Crop Farms : 22 17 16 7 8 8 Livestock Farms : 12 15 18 10 10 12 : North Central 5/ : 7 8 10 8 10 11 $1,000-9,999 : 5 6 7 4 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 7 7 9 7 9 11 $100,000 & Over : 12 12 16 16 20 22 $100,000-249,999: 9 9 14 13 16 18 $250,000 & Over : 15 16 19 21 25 25 Crop Farms : 7 8 10 8 11 13 Livestock Farms : 7 8 11 8 9 9 : South 6/ : 7 8 10 6 6 7 $1,000-9,999 : 5 6 8 4 4 5 $10,000-99,999 : 8 8 11 6 7 10 $100,000 & Over : 15 18 20 13 18 18 $100,000-249,999: 13 16 16 11 16 14 $250,000 & Over : 16 19 23 17 21 21 Crop Farms : 6 8 10 5 6 8 Livestock Farms : 7 8 10 5 7 7 : West 7/ : 13 12 16 11 12 11 $1,000-9,999 : 10 9 14 6 7 7 $10,000-99,999 : 15 14 15 13 13 11 $100,000 & Over : 18 20 21 25 22 21 $100,000-249,999: 13 17 17 23 19 17 $250,000 & Over : 22 22 24 27 24 24 Crop Farms : 12 10 14 11 11 10 Livestock Farms : 14 14 17 12 12 12 : US 8/ : 8 9 11 8 9 10 $1,000-9,999 : 6 7 9 4 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 9 9 11 8 9 10 $100,000 & Over : 13 16 18 17 19 20 $100,000-249,999: 10 13 15 13 16 16 $250,000 & Over : 17 18 21 21 23 24 Crop Farms : 9 9 11 8 9 10 Livestock Farms : 8 9 12 7 8 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Agricultural inputs include seed, fertilizer, chemicals, veterinarian supplies, feed, machinery, replacement parts, farm supplies, office equipment, etc. 3/ Agricultural marketing activities include direct sales of commodities, on-line crop and livestock auctions, on-line market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc. 4/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 5/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 6/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 7/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 8/ Excludes AK and HI. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Web sites by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access Other USDA : Access Other Federal State : Reports : Reports/Services : Government Web sites : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 5 6 5 9 12 10 12 15 14 $1,000-9,999 : 1 4 3 5 10 8 13 15 14 $10,000-99,999 : 8 8 6 14 13 11 12 15 13 $100,000 & Over : 10 10 7 17 16 14 10 17 15 $100,000-249,999 : 8 6 3 9 11 15 5 15 11 $250,000 & Over : 13 17 11 30 24 13 18 20 20 Crop Farms : 5 8 6 9 14 11 19 18 15 Livestock Farms : 4 4 4 8 10 9 9 13 13 : North Central 4/ : 7 6 8 12 13 13 11 11 12 $1,000-9,999 : 2 3 3 4 6 6 8 8 8 $10,000-99,999 : 6 7 7 12 12 12 11 11 11 $100,000 & Over : 13 12 15 23 24 25 18 17 19 $100,000-249,999 : 10 9 13 18 21 20 14 14 16 $250,000 & Over : 16 15 17 29 28 29 23 21 22 Crop Farms : 7 7 9 13 14 15 12 12 12 Livestock Farms : 5 6 5 9 11 11 10 11 12 : South 5/ : 5 4 4 9 8 8 8 10 11 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 9 9 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 5 11 10 10 10 10 11 $100,000 & Over : 11 13 11 22 24 19 15 19 20 $100,000-249,999 : 8 11 10 16 19 16 12 17 17 $250,000 & Over : 15 15 13 29 29 23 20 22 22 Crop Farms : 4 5 5 9 10 10 8 10 12 Livestock Farms : 5 4 4 8 8 8 8 10 10 : West 6/ : 8 5 6 12 13 12 17 17 14 $1,000-9,999 : 4 3 3 6 8 7 15 15 11 $10,000-99,999 : 10 5 6 13 14 13 15 18 14 $100,000 & Over : 17 11 14 28 24 22 26 22 22 $100,000-249,999 : 16 10 11 25 20 17 18 18 17 $250,000 & Over : 18 12 16 31 27 26 31 25 26 Crop Farms : 8 5 8 13 14 13 17 18 16 Livestock Farms : 8 4 5 11 11 11 17 16 13 : US 7/ : 6 5 6 11 11 11 11 12 12 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 5 6 6 8 10 10 $10,000-99,999 : 6 6 6 12 12 11 11 12 11 $100,000 & Over : 13 12 13 23 23 22 18 19 19 $100,000-249,999 : 10 10 11 18 19 18 14 16 15 $250,000 & Over : 16 14 15 30 28 26 24 22 22 Crop Farms : 6 6 8 12 13 13 12 13 13 Livestock Farms : 5 5 4 9 9 9 10 11 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ 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. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 4/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 5/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 6/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 7/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet and Usage of Toll-Free Customer Service Numbers By Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct Business With : Conduct Business With Any State : Any USDA Web site : Other Federal Government Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 2 4 2 6 3 4 $1,000-9,999 : * 2 1 5 2 3 $10,000-99,999 : 3 5 3 9 4 4 $100,000 & Over : 7 9 3 5 8 7 $100,000-249,999 : 1 9 2 2 7 2 $250,000 & Over : 16 8 4 11 10 14 Crop Farms : 3 5 3 9 5 4 Livestock Farms : 1 3 2 4 2 4 : North Central 3/ : 3 5 4 5 3 3 $1,000-9,999 : 1 3 1 4 2 1 $10,000-99,999 : 3 4 3 5 3 3 $100,000 & Over : 7 10 10 7 5 5 $100,000-249,999 : 5 8 8 5 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 10 13 12 10 6 6 Crop Farms : 4 6 5 5 3 3 Livestock Farms : 2 4 3 5 3 2 : South 4/ : 2 3 3 4 3 3 $1,000-9,999 : 2 2 2 3 2 2 $10,000-99,999 : 3 3 4 4 3 3 $100,000 & Over : 7 9 8 8 7 6 $100,000-249,999 : 7 7 6 7 6 4 $250,000 & Over : 8 10 9 9 8 7 Crop Farms : 3 3 4 4 3 3 Livestock Farms : 2 3 3 4 3 3 : West 5/ : 5 5 5 10 5 5 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 2 10 4 3 $10,000-99,999 : 7 5 5 8 5 6 $100,000 & Over : 9 11 11 10 6 8 $100,000-249,999 : 6 9 8 6 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 11 12 14 13 7 11 Crop Farms : 5 7 7 8 5 6 Livestock Farms : 4 4 4 10 4 3 : US 6/ : 3 4 4 5 3 3 $1,000-9,999 : 2 2 2 5 2 2 $10,000-99,999 : 3 4 4 5 3 4 $100,000 & Over : 8 10 9 7 6 6 $100,000-249,999 : 5 8 7 5 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 10 12 11 10 7 8 Crop Farms : 4 5 5 6 3 4 Livestock Farms : 2 3 3 5 3 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Less than one percent. 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 4/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 5/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. Conducting Business on the Internet and Usage of Toll-Free Customer Service Numbers By Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Use Any USDA Toll-Free : Conduct Business With Any State : Customer Service Number : Non-Agricultural Web site :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 4 4 6 31 30 $1,000-9,999 : 2 3 4 31 28 $10,000-99,999 : 4 4 6 34 31 $100,000 & Over : 7 10 12 29 34 $100,000-249,999 : 8 7 13 24 28 $250,000 & Over : 4 14 10 37 41 Crop Farms : 4 5 6 33 30 Livestock Farms : 4 4 6 30 29 : North Central 3/ : 4 5 4 27 30 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 2 25 28 $10,000-99,999 : 4 5 3 22 26 $100,000 & Over : 6 7 7 35 39 $100,000-249,999 : 5 7 5 28 32 $250,000 & Over : 8 8 8 44 46 Crop Farms : 4 5 4 26 31 Livestock Farms : 4 5 4 27 29 : South 4/ : 3 4 4 21 23 $1,000-9,999 : 2 3 3 20 21 $10,000-99,999 : 5 4 4 20 23 $100,000 & Over : 7 10 8 34 35 $100,000-249,999 : 7 9 8 29 33 $250,000 & Over : 8 10 8 39 37 Crop Farms : 4 5 4 22 23 Livestock Farms : 3 4 3 21 24 : West 5/ : 6 5 4 38 35 $1,000-9,999 : 5 4 2 36 32 $10,000-99,999 : 8 5 5 35 32 $100,000 & Over : 8 7 6 46 44 $100,000-249,999 : 8 7 5 43 36 $250,000 & Over : 7 7 8 49 50 Crop Farms : 5 5 3 39 34 Livestock Farms : 7 5 4 37 35 : US 6/ : 4 5 4 26 28 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 25 25 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 4 23 26 $100,000 & Over : 7 8 7 36 38 $100,000-249,999 : 6 7 7 30 32 $250,000 & Over : 7 9 8 43 44 Crop Farms : 4 5 4 28 29 Livestock Farms : 4 4 4 25 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 3/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 4/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 5/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 6/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, Region and United States, 2005 and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Region : Dialup : DSL : Cable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 62 43 16 29 9 17 $1,000-9,999 : 61 46 15 27 9 19 $10,000-99,999 : 62 46 18 26 9 15 $100,000 & Over : 65 34 17 39 11 12 $100,000-249,999: 74 46 14 36 10 6 $250,000 & Over : 51 21 23 42 12 20 Crop Farms : 66 38 15 25 12 27 Livestock Farms : 59 48 17 32 8 8 : North Central 4/ : 71 48 13 28 4 5 $1,000-9,999 : 76 52 12 28 3 5 $10,000-99,999 : 69 49 14 28 6 7 $100,000 & Over : 67 41 14 29 4 3 $100,000-249,999: 72 46 11 28 4 3 $250,000 & Over : 62 37 17 31 4 3 Crop Farms : 69 45 14 28 5 6 Livestock Farms : 74 52 12 27 3 4 : South 5/ : 70 49 13 27 6 7 $1,000-9,999 : 73 51 11 26 5 7 $10,000-99,999 : 70 48 13 28 7 7 $100,000 & Over : 62 43 18 32 8 7 $100,000-249,999: 64 43 18 34 10 6 $250,000 & Over : 60 43 17 30 7 7 Crop Farms : 67 45 15 31 6 7 Livestock Farms : 72 51 12 26 6 7 : West 6/ : 65 40 14 25 5 8 $1,000-9,999 : 65 41 14 24 7 8 $10,000-99,999 : 70 44 12 25 4 7 $100,000 & Over : 61 32 15 26 3 9 $100,000-249,999: 67 38 14 27 2 7 $250,000 & Over : 57 28 17 25 3 11 Crop Farms : 63 35 16 25 4 7 Livestock Farms : 68 44 12 24 7 8 : US 7/ : 69 47 13 27 6 7 $1,000-9,999 : 72 49 12 27 5 7 $10,000-99,999 : 69 48 14 27 6 8 $100,000 & Over : 65 40 15 30 5 5 $100,000-249,999: 70 44 13 30 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 60 36 18 30 5 6 Crop Farms : 66 44 15 27 6 8 Livestock Farms : 71 50 12 27 5 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 4/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 5/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 6/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 7/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, Region and United States, 2005 and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ Region : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 3 3 2 1 8 7 $1,000-9,999 : 5 3 2 * 8 5 $10,000-99,999 : 1 2 1 2 9 9 $100,000 & Over : 1 2 1 3 5 10 $100,000-249,999: 0 3 1 2 1 7 $250,000 & Over : 2 2 2 3 10 12 Crop Farms : * 2 1 2 6 6 Livestock Farms : 5 3 2 1 9 8 : North Central 4/ : 3 6 4 9 5 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 5 2 6 5 4 $10,000-99,999 : 3 5 3 7 5 4 $100,000 & Over : 4 9 7 14 4 4 $100,000-249,999: 3 8 6 11 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 8 16 5 3 Crop Farms : 3 6 5 11 4 4 Livestock Farms : 3 7 3 7 5 3 : South 5/ : 3 8 2 4 6 5 $1,000-9,999 : 3 8 2 4 6 4 $10,000-99,999 : 3 7 2 5 5 5 $100,000 & Over : 4 7 2 5 6 6 $100,000-249,999: 3 7 1 4 4 6 $250,000 & Over : 5 8 3 6 8 6 Crop Farms : 3 6 3 5 6 6 Livestock Farms : 3 8 2 4 5 4 : West 6/ : 7 10 5 11 4 6 $1,000-9,999 : 8 9 3 10 3 8 $10,000-99,999 : 6 10 5 11 3 3 $100,000 & Over : 5 13 9 13 7 7 $100,000-249,999: 5 10 5 10 7 8 $250,000 & Over : 5 14 11 16 7 6 Crop Farms : 7 12 6 15 4 6 Livestock Farms : 6 9 4 8 3 7 : US 7/ : 4 7 3 7 5 5 $1,000-9,999 : 4 7 2 5 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 3 6 3 7 5 4 $100,000 & Over : 4 9 6 11 5 5 $100,000-249,999: 3 8 5 9 4 5 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 7 13 6 5 Crop Farms : 4 7 4 9 5 5 Livestock Farms : 4 7 3 5 5 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Less than one percent. 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. 4/ Includes IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. 5/ Includes AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV. 6/ Includes AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. 7/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, Within Type of Farm, United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type : With : That Own or of Farm : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 58 65 68 54 62 65 $1,000-249,999 : 55 61 64 51 57 60 $250,000 & Over : 81 81 83 78 79 81 : Cotton Farms, US : 70 69 69 64 67 66 $1,000-249,999 : 62 61 57 55 57 56 $250,000 & Over : 83 78 80 80 78 79 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 54 54 58 50 50 55 $1,000-249,999 : 53 53 57 49 49 53 $250,000 & Over : 78 72 72 74 71 70 : Dairy Farms, US : 60 59 59 56 56 56 $1,000-249,999 : 55 50 50 52 47 47 $250,000 & Over : 85 80 77 81 76 75 : Crop Farms, US : 60 60 64 55 57 60 $1,000-249,999 : 56 58 62 52 54 56 $250,000 & Over : 82 82 82 79 79 81 : Livestock Farms, US : 56 58 62 53 54 58 $1,000-249,999 : 54 56 61 51 52 57 $250,000 & Over : 81 77 77 78 75 73 : All Farms, US 2/ : 58 59 63 54 55 59 $1,000-249,999 : 56 57 61 52 53 57 $250,000 & Over : 82 80 80 79 77 78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Computer Usage: by Economic Class 1/, Within Type of Farm, United States, 2003, 2005, and 2007 (cont.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of : Using Computers : With Farm : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2003 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 32 44 48 49 56 61 $1,000-249,999 : 27 39 42 48 52 56 $250,000 & Over : 66 67 69 71 74 77 : Cotton Farms, US : 54 49 49 59 60 62 $1,000-249,999 : 47 37 37 52 50 50 $250,000 & Over : 67 63 62 72 72 74 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 25 25 30 45 45 51 $1,000-249,999 : 22 24 29 43 43 50 $250,000 & Over : 64 59 56 66 66 65 : Dairy Farms, US : 50 44 44 55 52 52 $1,000-249,999 : 33 32 32 41 41 43 $250,000 & Over : 71 66 67 75 71 71 : Crop Farms, US : 33 34 37 49 52 56 $1,000-249,999 : 28 30 31 48 49 52 $250,000 & Over : 67 67 69 74 74 77 : Livestock Farms, US : 27 30 33 47 50 55 $1,000-249,999 : 25 27 31 43 49 54 $250,000 & Over : 66 65 61 70 70 70 : All Farms, US 2/ : 30 32 35 48 51 55 $1,000-249,999 : 27 29 32 46 49 53 $250,000 & Over : 67 66 66 72 72 75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 2/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, Within Type of Farm, United States, 2005 and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Type of Farm : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 66 44 16 27 5 6 $1,000-249,999 : 67 48 15 26 6 7 $250,000 & Over : 62 34 16 30 4 5 : Cotton Farms, US : 63 39 17 28 6 8 $1,000-249,999 : 72 42 17 30 3 9 $250,000 & Over : 57 38 18 27 8 8 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 74 52 12 28 4 4 $1,000-249,999 : 75 53 11 27 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 61 41 22 30 3 4 : Dairy Farms, US : 76 53 11 24 4 6 $1,000-249,999 : 78 57 10 23 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 73 47 12 26 3 7 : Crop Farms, US : 66 44 15 27 6 8 $1,000-249,999 : 68 46 15 27 6 8 $250,000 & Over : 59 33 17 30 5 7 : Livestock Farms, US : 71 50 12 27 5 6 $1,000-249,999 : 72 51 11 26 6 6 $250,000 & Over : 62 43 18 28 5 6 : All Farms, US 3/ : 69 47 13 27 6 7 $1,000-249,999 : 70 48 13 27 6 7 $250,000 & Over : 60 36 18 30 5 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. Primary Method of Internet Access 1/ By Economic Class 2/, Within Type of Farm, United States, 2005 and 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown Type of Farm :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 : 2005 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 3 8 6 11 4 4 $1,000-249,999 : 3 6 5 9 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 10 17 4 4 : Cotton Farms, US : 5 9 4 12 5 4 $1,000-249,999 : 4 6 2 10 2 3 $250,000 & Over : 5 11 5 12 7 4 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 3 7 2 4 5 5 $1,000-249,999 : 3 7 2 4 5 5 $250,000 & Over : 5 10 4 9 5 6 : Dairy Farms, US : 2 4 1 7 6 6 $1,000-249,999 : 1 4 2 6 5 6 $250,000 & Over : 3 5 1 9 8 6 : Crop Farms, US : 4 7 4 9 5 5 $1,000-249,999 : 3 6 3 8 5 5 $250,000 & Over : 5 10 9 15 5 5 : Livestock Farms, US : 4 7 3 5 5 5 $1,000-249,999 : 4 7 2 5 5 5 $250,000 & Over : 4 9 4 9 7 5 : All Farms, US 3/ : 4 7 3 7 5 5 $1,000-249,999 : 3 7 3 6 5 5 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 7 13 6 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Primary method of internet access for those operators who have access to the internet. 2/ Economic class refers to sales and government payments received during the previous year. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. Farm Numbers: To help equate the percentages published in this report to actual farm counts, a table showing "Number of Farms: by State and United States" from the February 2007 NASS publication "Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations" 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: by State and United States, 2003, 2005, and 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 45,000 43,500 43,000 AZ : 10,300 10,100 10,000 AR : 47,500 47,000 46,500 CA : 78,500 76,500 76,000 CO : 31,400 30,500 30,700 DE : 2,300 2,300 2,300 FL : 44,000 42,000 41,000 GA : 49,300 49,000 49,000 ID : 25,000 25,000 25,000 IL : 73,000 72,500 72,400 IN : 59,500 59,000 59,000 IA : 90,000 89,000 88,600 KS : 64,500 64,500 64,000 KY : 87,000 84,000 84,000 LA : 27,200 26,800 26,800 MD : 12,100 12,100 12,000 MI : 53,300 53,000 53,000 MN : 80,000 79,600 79,300 MS : 42,800 42,200 42,000 MO : 106,000 105,000 105,000 MT : 28,000 28,000 28,100 NE : 48,500 48,000 47,600 NV : 3,000 3,000 3,000 NH 2/ : 28,250 27,950 27,950 NJ : 9,900 9,800 9,800 NM : 17,500 17,500 17,500 NY : 37,000 35,600 35,000 NC : 53,500 49,000 48,000 ND : 30,300 30,300 30,300 OH : 77,600 76,500 76,200 OK : 83,500 83,000 83,000 OR : 40,000 40,000 39,300 PA : 58,200 58,200 58,200 SC : 24,400 24,500 24,600 SD : 31,600 31,400 31,300 TN : 87,000 83,000 82,000 TX : 229,000 230,000 230,000 UT : 15,300 15,200 15,100 VA : 47,500 47,000 46,800 WA : 35,500 34,500 34,000 WV : 20,800 20,800 21,200 WI : 76,500 76,500 76,000 WY : 9,200 9,200 9,100 : US 3/ : 2,120,750 2,092,550 2,083,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2007 number of farms not available until February 2008. 2/ Includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Excludes AK and HI. 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 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and again in 2007, 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. The 2007 computer usage estimates are based on responses from over 31,400 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (cv's) at the national level in 2007 were 6 percent or less; at the regional level, cv's ranged from 1 to 20 percent; and at the State level, cv's generally ranged from 3 to 45 percent. Report Features Released August 10, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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