United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 0887 Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2021 Contents Farm Computer Usage and Ownership Highlights.................................................. 5 Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2019 and 2021................................. 6 Farm Internet Access - States and United States: 2019 and 2021................................ 7 Use of Internet - States and United States: 2019 and 2021..................................... 8 Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2019 and 2021.. 9 Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2019 and 2021................. 10 Methods of Internet Access - States and United States: 2021................................... 11 Farm Precision Agriculture Practices - States and United States: 2021......................... 12 Number of Farms - States and United States: 2019 and 2020..................................... 13 Statistical Methodology....................................................................... 14 Information Contacts.......................................................................... 14 This page intentionally left blank Special Note The questions for the Farm Computer Usage and Ownership questionnaire have changed since the last publication in 2019 to reflect modern internet access and usage. Therefore, there may not be direct comparisons between certain data points. Some changes included reporting multiple types of internet access, consolidating redundant questions, and the addition of a precision agriculture question. Farm Computer Usage and Ownership Highlights Nationally, 82 percent of farms reported having access to the internet with 98 percent paying for access. In 2021, 29 percent of farms used the internet to purchase agricultural inputs, which was an increase of 5 percent from 2019. Additionally, 21 percent of farms used the internet to market agricultural activities, which was an increase of 2 percent from 2019. Farms which conducted business with non-agricultural websites in 2021 decreased by 6 percent to 47 percent. In 2021, 50 percent of internet connected farms utilized a broadband connection while 70 percent of internet connected farms had access through a cellular data plan. Additionally, 67 percent of farms had a desktop or laptop computer while 77 percent of farms had a smart phone. Farm Computer Usage - States and United States: 2019 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Own or use desktop or : Own or use :Own or use a tablet: Own or use some : laptop computer 1/ : smart phone : or other portable : other type of : : : wireless computer : computer :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ percent ----- ----------------- percent ----------------- : Alabama ............: 55 63 83 26 3 Arizona 2/ .........: 53 53 49 28 6 Arkansas ...........: 65 59 76 27 4 California .........: 85 88 84 29 1 Colorado ...........: 79 71 75 26 2 Florida ............: 65 65 78 26 4 Georgia ............: 65 72 90 51 1 Idaho ..............: 87 79 81 37 5 Illinois ...........: 75 75 85 33 2 Indiana ............: 75 65 58 24 1 : Iowa ...............: 73 72 73 31 3 Kansas .............: 74 81 85 39 6 Kentucky ...........: 64 55 74 37 (Z) Louisiana ..........: 65 75 84 31 2 Maryland 3/ ........: 71 70 62 17 2 Michigan ...........: 67 74 79 37 2 Minnesota ..........: 75 67 76 28 (Z) Mississippi ........: 53 49 81 21 (Z) Missouri ...........: 64 64 77 35 2 Montana ............: 79 81 77 27 (Z) : Nebraska ...........: 75 74 80 35 2 New Hampshire 4/ ...: 84 88 70 46 5 New Jersey .........: 80 84 72 33 (Z) New Mexico .........: 35 36 53 6 (Z) New York ...........: 77 69 69 41 (Z) North Carolina .....: 69 69 88 38 5 North Dakota .......: 76 73 72 42 4 Ohio ...............: 58 54 58 17 2 Oklahoma ...........: 62 57 80 18 4 Oregon .............: 79 84 86 40 1 : Pennsylvania .......: 62 52 53 20 (Z) South Carolina .....: 45 66 84 19 (Z) South Dakota .......: 78 81 81 42 3 Tennessee ..........: 61 69 77 17 (Z) Texas ..............: 71 65 89 22 (Z) Utah ...............: 80 77 85 42 2 Virginia ...........: 62 63 71 19 3 Washington .........: 86 78 63 33 5 West Virginia ......: 58 54 56 21 (Z) Wisconsin ..........: 73 65 67 26 1 Wyoming ............: 85 76 90 39 (Z) : United States 5/ ...: 69 67 77 29 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ 2019 values are not directly comparable to 2021. 2/ Includes Arizona and Nevada. 3/ Includes Delaware and Maryland. 4/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 5/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Farm Internet Access - States and United States: 2019 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Internet access : : Internet access by : without paying a cell State : With internet access : paying a cell phone : phone company or : : company or internet : internet service : : service provider : provider :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- percent -------- --------- percent --------- : Alabama ............: 74 83 100 (Z) Arizona 1/ .........: 63 63 100 (Z) Arkansas ...........: 76 76 96 4 California .........: 85 90 99 1 Colorado ...........: 84 84 96 4 Florida ............: 83 83 93 7 Georgia ............: 86 94 99 1 Idaho ..............: 92 95 99 1 Illinois ...........: 79 90 97 3 Indiana ............: 79 79 99 1 : Iowa ...............: 75 82 96 4 Kansas .............: 82 91 97 3 Kentucky ...........: 75 80 100 (Z) Louisiana ..........: 77 85 96 4 Maryland 2/ ........: 77 80 99 1 Michigan ...........: 81 84 99 1 Minnesota ..........: 82 83 99 1 Mississippi ........: 69 76 100 (Z) Missouri ...........: 70 79 100 (Z) Montana ............: 83 88 97 3 : Nebraska ...........: 84 85 98 2 New Hampshire 3/ ...: 94 97 93 7 New Jersey .........: 91 91 100 (Z) New Mexico .........: 42 50 93 7 New York ...........: 81 81 92 8 North Carolina .....: 76 83 100 (Z) North Dakota .......: 82 82 100 (Z) Ohio ...............: 63 64 99 1 Oklahoma ...........: 75 80 99 1 Oregon .............: 83 91 97 3 : Pennsylvania .......: 64 64 99 1 South Carolina .....: 74 79 100 (Z) South Dakota .......: 82 90 100 (Z) Tennessee ..........: 65 80 99 1 Texas ..............: 75 83 99 1 Utah ...............: 92 96 93 7 Virginia ...........: 70 74 100 (Z) Washington .........: 86 86 96 4 West Virginia ......: 62 73 96 4 Wisconsin ..........: 82 82 100 (Z) Wyoming ............: 88 89 99 1 : United States 4/ ...: 75 82 98 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. Use of Internet - States and United States: 2019 and 2021 [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 : Conduct agricultural State : inputs : marketing activities : over internet : over internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2021 : 2019 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 17 32 15 20 Arizona 1/ .........: 26 31 22 19 Arkansas ...........: 25 19 21 25 California .........: 27 29 23 21 Colorado ...........: 40 33 30 26 Florida ............: 29 37 20 20 Georgia ............: 25 39 16 21 Idaho ..............: 29 38 22 23 Illinois ...........: 21 30 25 32 Indiana ............: 19 27 20 20 : Iowa ...............: 25 32 34 32 Kansas .............: 33 38 25 26 Kentucky ...........: 17 19 17 12 Louisiana ..........: 25 23 11 18 Maryland 2/ ........: 36 32 31 35 Michigan ...........: 34 41 25 27 Minnesota ..........: 27 27 31 30 Mississippi ........: 25 21 16 11 Missouri ...........: 21 28 12 16 Montana ............: 29 32 26 22 : Nebraska ...........: 25 31 26 31 New Hampshire 3/ ...: 41 45 33 30 New Jersey .........: 44 35 27 19 New Mexico .........: 16 13 12 11 New York ...........: 42 46 24 27 North Carolina .....: 29 38 19 26 North Dakota .......: 30 29 29 29 Ohio ...............: 16 18 15 16 Oklahoma ...........: 24 30 13 13 Oregon .............: 42 42 29 28 : Pennsylvania .......: 24 28 14 18 South Carolina .....: 15 26 18 23 South Dakota .......: 28 27 26 27 Tennessee ..........: 24 30 19 20 Texas ..............: 15 18 10 8 Utah ...............: 34 45 38 36 Virginia ...........: 20 30 11 18 Washington .........: 31 41 30 32 West Virginia ......: 20 16 17 11 Wisconsin ..........: 23 28 22 22 Wyoming ............: 27 25 30 23 : United States 4/ ...: 24 29 19 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Internet Access of Reports, Services, and Websites - States and United States: 2019 and 2021 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Access USDA/NASS : Access other USDA : Access other Federal : reports : reports/services : government websites State : over internet : over internet : over internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2021 : 2019 : 2021 : 2019 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- percent ---- ----- percent ---- ----- percent ---- : Alabama ............: 6 17 13 22 12 17 Arizona 1/ .........: 10 9 20 27 27 31 Arkansas ...........: 18 19 24 26 24 18 California .........: 17 16 27 31 32 40 Colorado ...........: 15 11 32 24 34 27 Florida ............: 18 20 24 30 31 33 Georgia ............: 8 22 20 25 23 31 Idaho ..............: 19 16 25 19 24 29 Illinois ...........: 18 17 26 28 22 20 Indiana ............: 12 11 23 20 18 17 : Iowa ...............: 17 20 25 28 19 23 Kansas .............: 20 16 29 34 26 27 Kentucky ...........: 10 17 14 20 16 15 Louisiana ..........: 7 21 13 27 14 22 Maryland 2/ ........: 11 16 28 30 26 26 Michigan ...........: 13 21 17 25 24 29 Minnesota ..........: 16 15 25 25 22 18 Mississippi ........: 9 9 18 16 17 15 Missouri ...........: 9 12 14 25 11 13 Montana ............: 17 16 24 25 25 31 : Nebraska ...........: 18 17 30 33 23 27 New Hampshire 3/ ...: 20 25 34 31 30 25 New Jersey .........: 9 14 18 26 33 31 New Mexico .........: 9 5 12 10 10 16 New York ...........: 9 9 16 25 27 27 North Carolina .....: 10 11 20 17 20 27 North Dakota .......: 20 22 34 32 29 25 Ohio ...............: 7 6 14 10 12 10 Oklahoma ...........: 10 9 24 19 15 23 Oregon .............: 19 14 27 25 36 33 : Pennsylvania .......: 10 11 15 18 14 17 South Carolina .....: 10 25 16 23 5 17 South Dakota .......: 15 20 31 36 23 23 Tennessee ..........: 11 10 16 23 20 25 Texas ..............: 6 4 10 9 11 11 Utah ...............: 14 20 30 31 26 30 Virginia ...........: 8 5 15 11 21 17 Washington .........: 13 15 21 24 30 32 West Virginia ......: 7 7 15 13 20 15 Wisconsin ..........: 15 9 22 23 25 25 Wyoming ............: 13 8 16 19 31 25 : United States 4/ ...: 12 13 20 22 21 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Conducting Business on the Internet - States and United States: 2019 and 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct business : Conduct business : Conduct business State : with any : with any other : with any : USDA website : Federal government website : non-agricultural website :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2021 : 2019 : 2021 : 2019 : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- percent ---- ----- percent ---- ----- percent ---- : Alabama ............: 7 19 4 16 36 30 Arizona 1/ .........: 24 18 4 7 38 37 Arkansas ...........: 14 12 14 10 41 32 California .........: 18 23 18 25 62 61 Colorado ...........: 14 18 18 14 62 53 Florida ............: 11 16 13 12 54 38 Georgia ............: 14 15 16 24 50 52 Idaho ..............: 14 16 15 13 68 64 Illinois ...........: 11 20 7 10 55 54 Indiana ............: 10 12 6 8 47 39 : Iowa ...............: 13 24 9 16 55 56 Kansas .............: 16 22 13 20 61 53 Kentucky ...........: 7 10 7 11 46 53 Louisiana ..........: 10 16 7 19 40 32 Maryland 2/ ........: 14 15 12 18 51 43 Michigan ...........: 14 22 10 16 49 54 Minnesota ..........: 14 19 9 9 62 53 Mississippi ........: 11 10 9 11 34 28 Missouri ...........: 8 14 5 8 50 43 Montana ............: 14 13 12 14 68 61 : Nebraska ...........: 15 26 11 18 57 50 New Hampshire 3/ ...: 16 23 10 10 62 53 New Jersey .........: 7 11 11 14 64 51 New Mexico .........: 6 6 5 10 28 20 New York ...........: 12 17 17 13 60 51 North Carolina .....: 8 19 7 16 59 62 North Dakota .......: 20 24 15 20 61 53 Ohio ...............: 6 9 5 6 39 32 Oklahoma ...........: 6 13 5 13 52 40 Oregon .............: 17 16 12 18 67 52 : Pennsylvania .......: 10 12 7 9 41 33 South Carolina .....: 4 16 3 14 22 26 South Dakota .......: 15 23 12 17 61 54 Tennessee ..........: 10 17 7 13 46 50 Texas ..............: 5 9 3 4 56 48 Utah ...............: 17 24 7 18 68 61 Virginia ...........: 8 9 5 6 44 51 Washington .........: 14 19 11 17 64 57 West Virginia ......: 3 7 5 5 37 25 Wisconsin ..........: 11 16 12 8 59 48 Wyoming ............: 7 16 11 10 68 53 : United States 4/ ...: 11 16 9 12 53 47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Methods of Internet Access - States and United States: 2021 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Broadband : : : State : Dialup : (DSL, cable, : Cellular : Satellite : Other : : fiber optic) : : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ............: 3 48 67 17 (Z) Arizona 1/ .........: 1 50 46 18 3 Arkansas ...........: 1 47 75 17 1 California .........: 1 42 77 32 1 Colorado ...........: 3 40 67 23 1 Florida ............: 4 57 64 18 2 Georgia ............: (Z) 60 86 20 3 Idaho ..............: 1 59 72 27 5 Illinois ...........: 3 51 76 27 1 Indiana ............: 1 41 56 15 2 : Iowa ...............: 6 49 67 17 2 Kansas .............: 1 62 70 25 3 Kentucky ...........: 2 55 74 12 1 Louisiana ..........: 1 64 83 21 2 Maryland 2/ ........: 1 50 63 24 3 Michigan ...........: 3 39 77 21 4 Minnesota ..........: 3 50 71 18 1 Mississippi ........: 1 39 75 14 (Z) Missouri ...........: 4 42 78 14 2 Montana ............: 6 61 63 18 2 : Nebraska ...........: 1 52 72 21 3 New Hampshire 3/ ...: 2 72 81 11 1 New Jersey .........: (Z) 68 83 14 (Z) New Mexico .........: (Z) 45 58 15 (Z) New York ...........: (Z) 63 58 11 (Z) North Carolina .....: 4 57 72 21 (Z) North Dakota .......: 3 70 61 14 1 Ohio ...............: 5 45 58 13 1 Oklahoma ...........: 2 31 76 21 3 Oregon .............: 4 59 65 22 2 : Pennsylvania .......: 3 61 49 5 3 South Carolina .....: (Z) 44 82 19 (Z) South Dakota .......: 2 62 62 17 1 Tennessee ..........: 1 62 72 17 (Z) Texas ..............: 2 40 80 29 1 Utah ...............: 3 68 71 14 1 Virginia ...........: 1 50 64 20 1 Washington .........: 3 45 58 20 2 West Virginia ......: 3 53 54 9 (Z) Wisconsin ..........: 4 54 62 16 2 Wyoming ............: (Z) 43 79 20 (Z) : United States 4/ ...: 2 50 70 19 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. 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :-------------------------------------------- State : Using precision agriculture practices : to manage crops or livestock :-------------------------------------------- : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ....................................................: 22 Arizona 1/ .................................................: 23 Arkansas ...................................................: 23 California .................................................: 39 Colorado ...................................................: 23 Florida ....................................................: 8 Georgia ....................................................: 9 Idaho ......................................................: 24 Illinois ...................................................: 48 Indiana ....................................................: 31 : Iowa .......................................................: 52 Kansas .....................................................: 46 Kentucky ...................................................: 9 Louisiana ..................................................: 31 Maryland 2/ ................................................: 27 Michigan ...................................................: 36 Minnesota ..................................................: 28 Mississippi ................................................: 17 Missouri ...................................................: 20 Montana ....................................................: 28 : Nebraska ...................................................: 51 New Hampshire 3/ ...........................................: 24 New Jersey .................................................: 27 New Mexico .................................................: 12 New York ...................................................: 26 North Carolina .............................................: 23 North Dakota ...............................................: 54 Ohio .......................................................: 30 Oklahoma ...................................................: 18 Oregon .....................................................: 20 : Pennsylvania ...............................................: 20 South Carolina .............................................: 10 South Dakota ...............................................: 53 Tennessee ..................................................: 31 Texas ......................................................: 13 Utah .......................................................: 31 Virginia ...................................................: 8 Washington .................................................: 21 West Virginia ..............................................: 7 Wisconsin ..................................................: 15 Wyoming ....................................................: 33 : United States 4/ ...........................................: 25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 2021 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: 2019 and 2020 [2021 number of farms not available until February 2022] ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :------------------------------------------- State : 2019 : 2020 :------------------------------------------- : number : Alabama ............: 38,800 39,000 Arizona ............: 19,000 19,000 Arkansas ...........: 42,300 42,200 California .........: 69,900 69,600 Colorado ...........: 38,700 38,800 Delaware ...........: 2,300 2,300 Florida ............: 47,400 47,500 Georgia ............: 41,500 41,400 Idaho ..............: 24,600 24,600 Illinois ...........: 71,400 71,100 : Indiana ............: 56,000 55,500 Iowa ...............: 85,300 85,000 Kansas .............: 58,500 58,300 Kentucky ...........: 74,800 74,500 Louisiana ..........: 27,400 27,400 Maryland ...........: 12,400 12,400 Michigan ...........: 47,000 46,500 Minnesota ..........: 68,000 67,500 Mississippi ........: 34,500 34,400 Missouri ...........: 95,200 95,000 : Montana ............: 26,800 26,900 Nebraska ...........: 45,700 45,500 Nevada .............: 3,350 3,350 New Hampshire 1/ ...: 32,300 32,300 New Jersey .........: 9,900 9,900 New Mexico .........: 24,800 24,800 New York ...........: 33,400 33,400 North Carolina .....: 46,200 46,000 North Dakota .......: 26,100 26,000 Ohio ...............: 77,800 77,800 : Oklahoma ...........: 77,300 77,300 Oregon .............: 37,200 37,200 Pennsylvania .......: 52,700 52,700 South Carolina .....: 24,600 24,600 South Dakota .......: 29,600 29,600 Tennessee ..........: 69,700 69,500 Texas ..............: 247,000 247,000 Utah ...............: 17,800 17,800 Virginia ...........: 42,400 42,300 Washington .........: 35,600 35,500 : West Virginia ......: 22,900 22,800 Wisconsin ..........: 64,900 64,400 Wyoming ............: 12,000 12,000 : United States 2/ ...: 2,015,050 2,010,650 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 2/ Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. 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 computer 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, computer use values are subject to a biennial revision. After the 5-year Census of Agriculture is completed, computer use estimates are subject to revisions. Reliability: The 2021 computer usage estimates are based on responses from more than 15,000 agricultural operations, and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2021 were 11.7 percent or less. Published Estimates: The Farm Computer Usage 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 Computer 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 Andrew Brosier - Census of Agriculture, Organics.............................................. 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