Sp Sy 9 (09) United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Computer Usage and Ownership August 2009 DSL Internet Access Method Up 9 Percentage Points DSL was the most common method of accessing the Internet, with 36 percent of U.S. farms using it, up from 27 percent in 2007. In 2007, dialup was the most common method of accessing the internet. Dialup access dropped from 47 percent in 2007 to 23 percent in 2009. Satellite and wireless were each reported as the primary internet access methods on 13 percent of those U.S. farms with Internet access. Cable was reported as the primary access method on 11 percent of the farms. A total of 59 percent of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared with 57 percent in 2007. Sixty-four percent of farms have access to a computer in 2009, the same level as 2007. The proportion of U.S. farms owning or leasing a computer in 2009, at 61 percent, was up 1 percentage point from 2007. Farms using computers for their farm business increased 1 percentage point from 2007 to 36 percent in 2009. In 2009, 81 percent of U.S. farms with sales and government payments of $250,000 or more have access to a computer, 79 percent own or lease a computer, 69 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 76 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, 67 percent own or lease a computer, 52 percent are using a computer for their farm business, and 63 percent have Internet access. Of the farms with sales and government payments between $10,000 and $99,999, 62 percent reported having computer access, 59 percent own or lease a computer, 38 percent use a computer for their farm business, and 57 percent have Internet access. For crop farms, 65 percent have computer access and 40 percent use a computer for their farm business in 2009, up 1 and 3 percentage points from 2007, respectively. Internet access for crop farms has increased to 60 percent in 2009, compared with 56 percent in 2007. In 2009, a total of 63 percent livestock farms have computer access and 58 percent have Internet access. . Farm Computer Usage: By State and United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That Own or State : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 48 55 57 47 54 54 AZ 1/ : 60 52 45 60 50 39 AR : 50 59 65 48 56 61 CA : 58 71 69 54 66 68 CO : 68 74 74 66 73 73 FL : 61 61 71 60 60 61 GA : 42 57 54 38 55 52 ID : 77 83 80 75 81 79 IL : 64 67 66 60 66 64 IN : 58 64 68 56 62 65 IA : 64 70 69 61 68 67 KS : 57 68 69 54 64 67 KY : 36 60 57 34 57 54 LA : 51 51 53 46 49 51 MD 2/ : 58 64 62 56 63 61 MI : 62 64 69 57 58 62 MN : 65 71 71 60 66 68 MS : 45 51 53 42 47 50 MO : 55 56 54 50 53 53 MT : 75 72 73 73 70 72 NE : 65 69 69 62 67 68 NH 3/ : 78 78 83 76 75 78 NJ : 60 69 76 60 63 75 NM : 62 53 51 62 53 50 NY : 63 67 71 59 63 68 NC : 59 61 68 56 56 66 ND : 65 67 65 63 64 63 OH : 56 62 59 53 60 57 OK : 55 55 60 50 54 60 OR : 80 82 79 78 78 75 PA : 55 58 55 53 54 51 SC : 52 62 59 47 61 58 SD : 66 70 68 62 69 66 TN : 55 58 55 45 46 46 TX : 58 62 61 55 55 58 UT : 72 70 71 64 63 66 VA : 65 62 68 60 59 65 WA : 70 75 81 67 72 74 WV : 60 63 64 55 54 60 WI : 64 69 73 60 60 70 WY : 79 76 81 71 74 80 : US 4/ : 59 64 64 55 60 61 -------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 (cont.) -------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using Computers : With State : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 25 24 25 40 50 52 AZ 1/ : 29 33 15 50 45 40 AR : 24 32 32 44 52 56 CA : 38 42 44 52 66 66 CO : 41 40 44 62 70 68 FL : 39 37 38 57 56 65 GA : 19 26 23 36 53 50 ID : 47 50 42 68 66 68 IL : 40 40 44 56 60 61 IN : 35 38 42 51 57 61 IA : 42 42 47 55 63 62 KS : 35 39 42 49 57 64 KY : 17 24 26 30 51 48 LA : 20 25 26 46 49 46 MD 2/ : 31 36 34 48 61 59 MI : 35 34 41 54 59 61 MN : 35 38 46 56 62 65 MS : 23 22 22 37 44 47 MO : 30 29 29 45 52 49 MT : 45 45 52 70 63 69 NE : 41 44 50 52 63 62 NH 3/ : 52 50 47 65 67 75 NJ : 45 45 46 60 63 75 NM : 20 20 31 55 48 45 NY : 34 36 44 55 63 66 NC : 30 32 37 52 54 63 ND : 41 44 49 58 61 61 OH : 29 32 39 46 58 55 OK : 28 32 32 48 53 57 OR : 50 50 44 70 72 69 PA : 27 29 27 47 51 48 SC : 25 36 33 44 48 46 SD : 40 40 45 55 64 62 TN : 20 24 22 45 50 47 TX : 27 33 30 51 52 57 UT : 40 50 36 56 59 65 VA : 28 28 32 55 54 67 WA : 40 50 50 66 69 77 WV : 31 32 30 51 47 61 WI : 34 38 41 56 58 67 WY : 35 43 40 77 66 80 : US 4/ : 32 35 36 51 57 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. Use of Internet by State and United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase Agricultural : Conduct Agricultural State : Inputs : Marketing Activities : Over Internet 1/ : Over Internet 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 7 8 8 6 5 7 AZ 3/ : 8 13 6 9 8 4 AR : 5 9 9 5 4 6 CA : 12 15 19 10 11 13 CO : 12 9 10 13 8 11 FL : 16 19 22 15 10 15 GA : 4 9 6 4 5 8 ID : 10 12 18 11 10 15 IL : 8 10 11 13 14 14 IN : 10 14 18 9 18 17 IA : 6 9 12 12 16 19 KS : 7 10 14 7 8 10 KY : 7 8 9 4 6 8 LA : 4 6 8 6 3 7 MD 4/ : 15 19 19 6 8 16 MI : 11 15 17 8 7 11 MN : 9 11 12 12 12 18 MS : 6 5 8 4 4 5 MO : 6 7 7 8 5 7 MT : 10 13 13 12 16 20 NE : 7 8 12 10 11 21 NH 5/ : 25 23 26 15 15 15 NJ : 25 27 30 14 15 18 NM : 7 7 14 6 5 8 NY : 15 19 25 7 7 9 NC : 9 15 16 8 11 12 ND : 6 9 12 10 10 13 OH : 9 12 14 11 11 16 OK : 8 11 12 6 11 11 OR : 17 21 16 14 12 15 PA : 11 11 12 7 7 8 SC : 9 15 10 6 15 7 SD : 7 7 10 9 12 18 TN : 6 7 9 5 7 7 TX : 8 9 11 7 8 8 UT : 15 17 12 15 17 8 VA : 13 13 10 8 7 6 WA : 15 26 23 15 14 16 WV : 14 14 15 4 4 4 WI : 9 12 13 10 12 12 WY : 12 18 13 8 8 15 : US 6/ : 9 11 13 9 10 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Access USDA/NASS : Access Other USDA : Access Other Federal State : Reports : Reports/Services : Government Web sites : Over Internet : Over Internet : Over Internet :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 6 5 3 9 6 5 6 6 7 AZ 2/ : 5 2 3 11 11 4 8 6 9 AR : 6 4 5 8 6 12 9 13 14 CA : 3 7 8 11 13 11 12 13 14 CO : 6 6 10 10 9 12 18 11 11 FL : 5 8 5 11 14 9 14 16 9 GA : 2 2 3 5 7 6 5 6 7 ID : 8 7 11 18 15 22 23 18 22 IL : 9 11 10 17 16 14 13 12 10 IN : 5 7 9 11 13 12 10 14 13 IA : 8 10 11 15 15 18 12 11 15 KS : 6 9 9 10 12 14 12 13 16 KY : 2 3 5 5 7 7 4 5 7 LA : 2 2 3 6 8 7 6 4 5 MD 3/ : 2 6 4 9 12 12 15 22 19 MI : 4 9 7 11 14 12 11 14 15 MN : 6 7 10 12 12 17 10 10 15 MS : 3 3 5 7 7 7 7 8 6 MO : 4 5 5 10 10 9 7 9 8 MT : 6 6 11 16 16 17 23 18 24 NE : 8 7 8 17 14 17 14 13 14 NH 4/ : 6 5 6 15 18 14 20 17 27 NJ : 8 9 13 9 13 17 13 17 18 NM : 5 6 7 9 4 10 19 5 13 NY : 5 5 9 11 8 19 16 18 24 NC : 5 6 5 10 12 14 12 14 14 ND : 10 7 14 15 15 18 12 15 11 OH : 5 3 6 8 8 10 8 8 13 OK : 6 6 6 10 10 11 14 16 11 OR : 5 4 6 12 11 14 18 15 21 PA : 6 3 5 11 6 9 13 10 13 SC : 6 4 6 11 8 6 13 11 6 SD : 7 6 7 14 13 16 15 12 16 TN : 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 TX : 5 4 4 9 8 8 11 11 11 UT : 9 8 11 20 15 18 18 14 18 VA : 4 4 7 9 8 13 13 11 16 WA : 3 7 6 13 15 16 16 18 23 WV : 7 7 7 12 10 11 14 18 14 WI : 7 8 10 14 14 13 17 16 16 WY : 2 7 2 7 11 12 13 23 15 : US 5/ : 5 6 7 11 11 12 12 12 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct Business With : Conduct Business With Any State : Any USDA Web site : Other Federal Government Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3 2 3 4 2 2 AZ 1/ : 4 6 2 3 1 2 AR : 3 2 2 3 1 4 CA : 5 6 7 5 5 5 CO : 4 6 2 7 3 5 FL : 4 4 4 9 2 4 GA : 2 3 3 1 1 2 ID : 6 3 9 6 4 10 IL : 5 7 4 3 4 4 IN : 4 5 6 2 3 4 IA : 6 5 6 4 2 3 KS : 4 3 6 3 3 4 KY : 2 2 4 2 1 3 LA : 1 2 2 1 1 3 MD 2/ : 5 5 2 4 4 10 MI : 3 6 4 2 2 4 MN : 6 5 7 4 3 5 MS : 1 3 3 1 3 2 MO : 5 2 3 3 3 2 MT : 4 3 6 2 3 4 NE : 5 4 4 4 2 4 NH 3/ : 9 3 9 6 7 9 NJ : 7 6 9 6 3 4 NM : 6 1 7 3 1 7 NY : 1 1 3 * 4 1 NC : 3 5 5 5 4 5 ND : 6 5 6 3 3 6 OH : 5 3 5 1 2 3 OK : 3 4 6 3 5 6 OR : 7 5 7 7 4 7 PA : 3 2 3 3 3 4 SC : 2 2 2 * 1 * SD : 5 4 4 4 3 3 TN : 3 2 4 4 1 5 TX : 3 4 3 3 4 4 UT : 7 5 9 5 5 4 VA : 3 2 7 4 2 3 WA : 4 7 9 6 11 11 WV : 1 1 2 * 1 * WI : 5 3 5 6 3 4 WY : 5 5 6 * 6 4 : US 4/ : 4 4 5 3 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Use Any USDA Toll-Free : Conduct Business With Any State : Customer Service Number : Non-Agricultural Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 4 2 3 16 14 24 AZ 1/ : 3 8 2 26 24 10 AR : 2 2 2 21 18 27 CA : 3 4 4 31 32 37 CO : 5 2 2 38 27 33 FL : 6 5 3 36 32 37 GA : 3 2 2 11 17 13 ID : 5 1 4 41 49 52 IL : 5 6 3 29 30 36 IN : 2 3 5 24 38 42 IA : 4 2 3 28 28 33 KS : 8 3 6 28 31 32 KY : 3 2 3 13 13 23 LA : 1 3 2 18 24 21 MD 2/ : 5 5 9 25 38 33 MI : 7 3 5 24 36 36 MN : 4 5 7 27 33 39 MS : 4 5 2 17 17 22 MO : 2 3 3 17 22 23 MT : 5 7 4 43 38 48 NE : 5 5 7 29 31 40 NH 3/ : 3 13 5 48 41 56 NJ : 11 3 6 27 41 54 NM : 3 * 3 40 21 26 NY : 3 4 6 31 27 47 NC : 3 6 6 26 25 35 ND : 4 2 3 25 34 37 OH : 7 2 6 26 20 26 OK : 5 5 6 20 27 30 OR : 6 2 4 41 31 51 PA : 5 3 5 24 24 30 SC : 6 9 1 22 22 13 SD : 6 8 5 28 28 40 TN : 5 4 3 19 18 22 TX : 5 3 2 24 28 29 UT : 8 2 5 45 36 42 VA : 4 5 4 26 26 32 WA : 6 7 9 41 45 56 WV : 9 5 4 20 30 26 WI : 6 5 5 35 36 41 WY : 8 8 2 36 46 36 : US 4/ : 5 4 4 26 28 33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : State : Dialup : DSL : Cable :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 84 55 37 3 23 28 12 10 13 AZ 2/ : 58 47 36 10 17 17 3 7 10 AR : 70 56 17 22 22 45 4 4 11 CA : 57 36 11 19 21 32 7 12 21 CO : 62 36 12 12 16 14 2 5 7 FL : 53 28 21 12 50 54 24 11 4 GA : 71 27 17 13 56 52 8 9 21 ID : 73 42 18 10 24 37 1 3 2 IL : 72 46 20 11 20 22 4 4 6 IN : 86 54 26 4 19 28 3 7 8 IA : 70 45 19 17 30 43 3 4 5 KS : 62 41 14 17 30 35 9 9 11 KY : 62 40 29 15 32 40 5 8 6 LA : 63 53 22 21 23 42 7 8 12 MD 3/ : 68 52 25 10 25 24 15 10 23 MI : 68 60 29 7 20 27 10 11 13 MN : 67 45 22 17 30 44 2 2 3 MS : 79 57 35 8 22 35 1 5 6 MO : 75 55 33 11 31 34 2 2 5 MT : 70 43 17 17 34 40 1 2 1 NE : 64 34 14 14 33 43 5 4 3 NH 4/ : 62 33 15 12 31 24 7 26 46 NJ : 46 22 11 21 35 40 26 30 37 NM : 56 28 21 26 41 32 4 3 3 NY : 54 44 29 17 18 31 10 21 23 NC : 67 40 20 17 35 53 6 11 11 ND : 62 35 14 21 40 55 4 8 7 OH : 82 52 34 12 20 29 3 10 13 OK : 67 41 22 14 30 41 3 5 5 OR : 67 52 26 9 15 23 13 13 9 PA : 68 54 27 19 31 37 8 6 21 SC : 76 55 26 12 29 31 5 6 26 SD : 68 38 13 15 35 45 3 3 11 TN : 71 62 21 8 13 34 9 8 23 TX : 73 52 26 13 24 34 4 4 7 UT : 71 31 4 12 27 60 2 6 16 VA : 79 65 39 5 17 20 4 8 9 WA : 77 34 24 9 38 29 3 8 9 WV : 76 53 32 12 19 37 5 11 7 WI : 74 52 28 15 32 41 3 3 8 WY : 63 55 20 9 23 32 10 5 5 : US 5/ : 69 47 23 13 27 36 6 7 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ State : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1 7 11 * 1 7 * 4 4 AZ 2/ : 11 21 20 15 5 8 3 3 9 AR : 2 11 13 * 2 10 2 5 4 CA : 6 11 13 5 13 19 6 7 4 CO : 8 14 32 8 15 28 8 14 7 FL : 5 5 18 2 3 3 4 3 * GA : 1 5 5 1 0 2 6 3 3 ID : 6 10 21 4 14 16 6 7 6 IL : 3 9 16 6 17 31 4 4 5 IN : 4 8 14 1 10 22 2 2 2 IA : 1 7 12 7 8 12 2 6 9 KS : 4 10 22 4 9 15 4 1 3 KY : 3 12 6 3 3 8 12 5 11 LA : 2 9 12 2 2 10 5 5 2 MD 3/ : 1 3 8 2 2 12 4 8 8 MI : 5 1 6 2 6 20 8 2 5 MN : 2 5 9 5 15 18 7 3 4 MS : 3 10 15 * 1 5 9 5 4 MO : 5 5 14 1 3 10 6 4 4 MT : 9 12 28 1 8 11 2 1 3 NE : 4 10 15 8 13 22 5 6 3 NH 4/ : 3 3 9 4 1 1 12 6 5 NJ : 0 5 3 * 0 4 7 8 5 NM : 5 3 20 9 21 16 0 4 8 NY : 6 4 3 2 4 6 11 9 8 NC : 2 7 5 2 3 8 6 4 3 ND : 3 9 11 5 6 11 5 2 2 OH : 1 6 9 1 7 12 1 5 3 OK : 6 10 17 3 10 13 7 4 2 OR : 5 5 17 4 11 23 2 4 2 PA : 2 1 5 * 1 5 3 7 5 SC : 7 5 7 0 1 8 * 4 2 SD : 4 4 9 3 14 19 7 6 3 TN : 2 3 11 * 1 7 10 13 4 TX : 4 9 17 3 8 13 3 3 3 UT : 1 12 6 6 10 11 8 14 3 VA : 1 7 15 1 3 12 10 0 5 WA : 6 11 15 3 5 20 2 4 3 WV : * 6 16 1 1 4 6 10 4 WI : 1 4 8 2 3 11 5 6 4 WY : 10 9 28 7 7 12 1 1 3 : US 5/ : 4 7 13 3 7 13 5 5 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : With : That Own or Region : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 62 66 67 60 62 63 $1,000-9,999 : 60 65 67 58 62 63 $10,000-99,999 : 62 62 67 58 58 62 $100,000 & Over : 70 67 66 67 65 64 $100,000-249,999 : 67 59 56 63 58 55 $250,000 & Over : 75 75 76 73 71 72 Crop Farms : 60 65 66 59 60 60 Livestock Farms : 64 67 67 61 64 65 : North Central 3/ : 61 66 66 57 62 64 $1,000-9,999 : 58 62 63 53 59 60 $10,000-99,999 : 56 61 60 52 55 58 $100,000 & Over : 76 78 77 74 74 75 $100,000-249,999 : 71 70 70 69 67 68 $250,000 & Over : 82 83 81 80 80 80 Crop Farms : 62 66 68 58 62 65 Livestock Farms : 60 66 65 56 62 62 : South 4/ : 53 59 60 49 55 57 $1,000-9,999 : 49 55 57 46 53 54 $10,000-99,999 : 55 59 61 50 54 57 $100,000 & Over : 73 75 75 69 71 72 $100,000-249,999 : 68 68 70 63 64 66 $250,000 & Over : 77 78 78 74 75 75 Crop Farms : 53 58 59 50 54 56 Livestock Farms : 53 59 60 49 55 57 : West 5/ : 69 72 71 66 69 69 $1,000-9,999 : 69 68 67 66 65 66 $10,000-99,999 : 66 72 69 62 69 66 $100,000 & Over : 76 83 82 74 80 79 $100,000-249,999 : 73 79 81 71 74 78 $250,000 & Over : 78 85 82 76 83 80 Crop Farms : 67 69 69 65 67 67 Livestock Farms : 71 74 72 67 70 71 : US 6/ : 59 64 64 55 60 61 $1,000-9,999 : 55 60 60 52 57 57 $10,000-99,999 : 58 64 62 52 59 59 $100,000 & Over : 75 75 76 72 68 75 $100,000-249,999 : 70 68 70 67 68 67 $250,000 & Over : 80 81 81 77 79 79 Crop Farms : 60 64 65 57 61 62 Livestock Farms : 58 64 63 54 60 60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 (cont.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- : Using Computers : With Region : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 36 37 37 55 58 61 $1,000-9,999 : 26 27 32 54 59 61 $10,000-99,999 : 45 45 42 55 58 62 $100,000 & Over : 56 52 51 59 58 57 $100,000-249,999 : 50 40 37 53 49 46 $250,000 & Over : 65 63 64 68 67 68 Crop Farms : 37 37 35 54 57 59 Livestock Farms : 36 37 38 56 60 62 : North Central 3/ : 36 38 42 52 59 60 $1,000-9,999 : 24 24 27 50 54 56 $10,000-99,999 : 34 36 40 45 54 55 $100,000 & Over : 59 60 63 67 73 71 $100,000-249,999 : 50 52 54 60 64 63 $250,000 & Over : 68 69 70 74 79 77 Crop Farms : 37 39 45 53 58 62 Livestock Farms : 35 35 37 50 61 58 : South 4/ : 25 30 29 46 52 55 $1,000-9,999 : 18 24 22 43 50 52 $10,000-99,999 : 28 33 35 45 51 56 $100,000 & Over : 55 55 58 62 66 69 $100,000-249,999 : 48 48 50 55 60 65 $250,000 & Over : 62 61 65 69 70 72 Crop Farms : 26 30 29 46 50 54 Livestock Farms : 25 30 29 45 53 55 : West 5/ : 40 44 42 62 64 66 $1,000-9,999 : 31 36 32 62 61 64 $10,000-99,999 : 43 46 41 57 63 63 $100,000 & Over : 62 61 67 70 77 75 $100,000-249,999 : 56 52 61 63 71 72 $250,000 & Over : 67 68 71 75 81 78 Crop Farms : 42 43 44 60 63 66 Livestock Farms : 39 44 41 64 66 66 : US 6/ : 32 35 36 51 57 59 $1,000-9,999 : 22 25 25 48 52 56 $10,000-99,999 : 35 36 38 47 55 57 $100,000 & Over : 58 59 61 65 71 70 $100,000-249,999 : 51 51 52 59 63 63 $250,000 & Over : 66 66 69 72 76 76 Crop Farms : 34 37 40 52 56 60 Livestock Farms : 30 33 33 50 57 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. Use of Internet by Economic Class 1/, Type of Farm, Region and United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------- : Purchase Agricultural : Conduct Agricultural Region : Inputs : Marketing Activities : Over Internet 2/ : Over Internet 3/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Northeast 4/ : 16 17 19 9 10 11 $1,000-9,999 : 14 14 18 5 5 6 $10,000-99,999 : 18 20 17 16 11 13 $100,000 & Over : 20 22 27 16 22 22 $100,000-249,999: 20 24 19 12 16 15 $250,000 & Over : 20 20 37 23 30 32 Crop Farms : 17 16 20 8 8 10 Livestock Farms : 15 18 19 10 12 11 : North Central 5/ : 8 10 12 10 11 14 $1,000-9,999 : 6 7 9 5 5 6 $10,000-99,999 : 7 9 11 9 11 12 $100,000 & Over : 12 16 17 20 22 27 $100,000-249,999: 9 14 13 16 18 19 $250,000 & Over : 16 19 21 25 25 32 Crop Farms : 8 10 12 11 13 16 Livestock Farms : 8 11 13 9 9 12 : South 6/ : 8 10 11 6 7 8 $1,000-9,999 : 6 8 9 4 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 8 11 11 7 10 11 $100,000 & Over : 18 20 22 18 18 24 $100,000-249,999: 16 16 19 16 14 21 $250,000 & Over : 19 23 25 21 21 26 Crop Farms : 8 10 10 6 8 9 Livestock Farms : 8 10 11 7 7 8 : West 7/ : 12 16 16 12 11 13 $1,000-9,999 : 9 14 13 7 7 8 $10,000-99,999 : 14 15 14 13 11 15 $100,000 & Over : 20 21 23 22 21 24 $100,000-249,999: 17 17 17 19 17 17 $250,000 & Over : 22 24 28 24 24 29 Crop Farms : 10 14 15 11 10 15 Livestock Farms : 14 17 16 12 12 12 : US 8/ : 9 11 13 9 10 11 $1,000-9,999 : 7 9 10 5 5 6 $10,000-99,999 : 9 11 12 9 10 12 $100,000 & Over : 16 18 20 19 20 25 $100,000-249,999: 13 15 15 16 16 19 $250,000 & Over : 18 21 24 23 24 31 Crop Farms : 9 11 12 9 10 14 Livestock Farms : 9 12 13 8 9 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 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/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 6 5 7 12 10 13 15 14 21 $1,000-9,999 : 4 3 6 10 8 11 15 14 21 $10,000-99,999 : 8 6 7 13 11 13 15 13 22 $100,000 & Over : 10 7 10 16 14 19 17 15 19 $100,000-249,999 : 6 3 7 11 15 13 15 11 13 $250,000 & Over : 17 11 13 24 13 27 20 20 27 Crop Farms : 8 6 8 14 11 14 18 15 21 Livestock Farms : 4 4 6 10 9 12 13 13 21 : North Central 4/ : 6 8 9 13 13 14 11 12 13 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 4 6 6 7 8 8 9 $10,000-99,999 : 7 7 8 12 12 12 11 11 12 $100,000 & Over : 12 15 16 24 25 25 17 19 18 $100,000-249,999 : 9 13 12 21 20 19 14 16 14 $250,000 & Over : 15 17 19 28 29 29 21 22 21 Crop Farms : 7 9 10 14 15 16 12 12 14 Livestock Farms : 6 5 6 11 11 10 11 12 12 : South 5/ : 4 4 5 8 8 9 10 11 10 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 5 6 6 9 9 9 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 7 10 10 11 10 11 11 $100,000 & Over : 13 11 12 24 19 21 19 20 19 $100,000-249,999 : 11 10 11 19 16 18 17 17 18 $250,000 & Over : 15 13 13 29 23 24 22 22 19 Crop Farms : 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 12 11 Livestock Farms : 4 4 5 8 8 8 10 10 10 : West 6/ : 5 6 8 13 12 14 17 14 18 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 4 8 7 9 15 11 16 $10,000-99,999 : 5 6 6 14 13 12 18 14 15 $100,000 & Over : 11 14 18 24 22 26 22 22 26 $100,000-249,999 : 10 11 10 20 17 15 18 17 19 $250,000 & Over : 12 16 25 27 26 35 25 26 32 Crop Farms : 5 8 11 14 13 18 18 16 20 Livestock Farms : 4 5 5 11 11 9 16 13 16 : US 7/ : 5 6 7 11 11 12 12 12 13 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 4 6 6 7 10 10 11 $10,000-99,999 : 6 6 7 12 11 12 12 11 13 $100,000 & Over : 12 13 15 23 22 24 19 19 20 $100,000-249,999 : 10 11 11 19 18 18 16 15 16 $250,000 & Over : 14 15 18 28 26 29 22 22 23 Crop Farms : 6 8 9 13 13 15 13 13 15 Livestock Farms : 5 4 5 9 9 9 11 11 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Conduct Business With : Conduct Business With Any State : Any USDA Web site : Other Federal Government Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 4 2 5 3 4 5 $1,000-9,999 : 2 1 4 2 3 5 $10,000-99,999 : 5 3 7 4 4 3 $100,000 & Over : 9 3 6 8 7 6 $100,000-249,999 : 9 2 3 7 2 4 $250,000 & Over : 8 4 10 10 14 7 Crop Farms : 5 3 6 5 4 4 Livestock Farms : 3 2 4 2 4 5 : North Central 3/ : 5 4 5 3 3 4 $1,000-9,999 : 3 1 2 2 1 2 $10,000-99,999 : 4 3 5 3 3 4 $100,000 & Over : 10 10 9 5 5 6 $100,000-249,999 : 8 8 6 4 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 13 12 10 6 6 7 Crop Farms : 6 5 6 3 3 4 Livestock Farms : 4 3 4 3 2 3 : South 4/ : 3 3 4 3 3 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 2 3 2 2 3 $10,000-99,999 : 3 4 4 3 3 4 $100,000 & Over : 9 8 9 7 6 7 $100,000-249,999 : 7 6 7 6 4 4 $250,000 & Over : 10 9 10 8 7 9 Crop Farms : 3 4 5 3 3 4 Livestock Farms : 3 3 3 3 3 4 : West 5/ : 5 5 7 5 5 6 $1,000-9,999 : 3 2 4 4 3 5 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 5 5 6 4 $100,000 & Over : 11 11 13 6 8 11 $100,000-249,999 : 9 8 9 5 4 7 $250,000 & Over : 12 14 16 7 11 14 Crop Farms : 7 7 9 5 6 7 Livestock Farms : 4 4 5 4 3 5 : US 6/ : 4 4 5 3 3 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 2 3 2 2 3 $10,000-99,999 : 4 4 5 3 4 4 $100,000 & Over : 10 9 9 6 6 7 $100,000-249,999 : 8 7 7 5 4 5 $250,000 & Over : 12 11 11 7 8 9 Crop Farms : 5 5 6 3 4 5 Livestock Farms : 3 3 4 3 3 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2005, 2007, and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Farms :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Use Any USDA Toll-Free : Conduct Business With Any State : Customer Service Number : Non-Agricultural Web site :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 2/ : 4 6 5 31 30 41 $1,000-9,999 : 3 4 3 31 28 42 $10,000-99,999 : 4 6 8 34 31 44 $100,000 & Over : 10 12 7 29 34 34 $100,000-249,999 : 7 13 5 24 28 26 $250,000 & Over : 14 10 9 37 41 45 Crop Farms : 5 6 5 33 30 41 Livestock Farms : 4 6 5 30 29 41 : North Central 3/ : 5 4 5 27 30 35 $1,000-9,999 : 3 2 3 25 28 32 $10,000-99,999 : 5 3 4 22 26 30 $100,000 & Over : 7 7 7 35 39 42 $100,000-249,999 : 7 5 7 28 32 35 $250,000 & Over : 8 8 7 44 46 48 Crop Farms : 5 4 5 26 31 36 Livestock Farms : 5 4 4 27 29 32 : South 4/ : 4 4 3 21 23 27 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 2 20 21 25 $10,000-99,999 : 4 4 4 20 23 27 $100,000 & Over : 10 8 7 34 35 36 $100,000-249,999 : 9 8 5 29 33 33 $250,000 & Over : 10 8 8 39 37 39 Crop Farms : 5 4 4 22 23 27 Livestock Farms : 4 3 3 21 24 27 : West 5/ : 5 4 4 38 35 41 $1,000-9,999 : 4 2 4 36 32 42 $10,000-99,999 : 5 5 3 35 32 37 $100,000 & Over : 7 6 8 46 44 45 $100,000-249,999 : 7 5 5 43 36 36 $250,000 & Over : 7 8 11 49 50 52 Crop Farms : 5 3 6 39 34 40 Livestock Farms : 5 4 3 37 35 42 : US 6/ : 5 4 4 26 28 33 $1,000-9,999 : 3 3 3 25 25 31 $10,000-99,999 : 5 4 4 23 26 31 $100,000 & Over : 8 7 7 36 38 41 $100,000-249,999 : 7 7 6 30 32 34 $250,000 & Over : 9 8 8 43 44 47 Crop Farms : 5 4 5 28 29 35 Livestock Farms : 4 4 3 25 27 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2007, and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Region : Dialup : DSL : Cable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 62 43 23 16 29 32 9 17 30 $1,000-9,999 : 61 46 25 15 27 30 9 19 32 $10,000-99,999 : 62 46 15 18 26 33 9 15 29 $100,000 & Over : 65 34 25 17 39 39 11 12 22 $100,000-249,999 : 74 46 29 14 36 37 10 6 22 $250,000 & Over : 51 21 22 23 42 40 12 20 23 Crop Farms : 66 38 22 15 25 30 12 27 36 Livestock Farms : 59 48 23 17 32 34 8 8 26 : North Central 4/ : 71 48 23 13 28 37 4 5 7 $1,000-9,999 : 76 52 27 12 28 38 3 5 7 $10,000-99,999 : 69 49 23 14 28 36 6 7 9 $100,000 & Over : 67 41 18 14 29 37 4 3 5 $100,000-249,999 : 72 46 24 11 28 35 4 3 6 $250,000 & Over : 62 37 15 17 31 38 4 3 5 Crop Farms : 69 45 20 14 28 37 5 6 7 Livestock Farms : 74 52 27 12 27 37 3 4 7 : South 5/ : 70 49 26 13 27 37 6 7 10 $1,000-9,999 : 73 51 27 11 26 36 5 7 10 $10,000-99,999 : 70 48 25 13 28 38 7 7 11 $100,000 & Over : 62 43 19 18 32 41 8 7 8 $100,000-249,999 : 64 43 22 18 34 43 10 6 7 $250,000 & Over : 60 43 17 17 30 40 7 7 9 Crop Farms : 67 45 22 15 31 42 6 7 10 Livestock Farms : 72 51 28 12 26 35 6 7 10 : West 6/ : 65 40 17 14 25 31 5 8 11 $1,000-9,999 : 65 41 17 14 24 29 7 8 14 $10,000-99,999 : 70 44 17 12 25 37 4 7 10 $100,000 & Over : 61 32 17 15 26 28 3 9 6 $100,000-249,999 : 67 38 23 14 27 30 2 7 7 $250,000 & Over : 57 28 13 17 25 26 3 11 5 Crop Farms : 63 35 17 16 25 33 4 7 7 Livestock Farms : 68 44 18 12 24 28 7 8 14 : US 7/ : 69 47 23 13 27 36 6 7 11 $1,000-9,999 : 72 49 25 12 27 35 5 7 12 $10,000-99,999 : 69 48 23 14 27 37 6 8 11 $100,000 & Over : 65 40 19 15 30 36 5 5 7 $100,000-249,999 : 70 44 24 13 30 36 5 4 7 $250,000 & Over : 60 36 15 18 30 37 5 6 7 Crop Farms : 66 44 20 15 27 37 6 8 10 Livestock Farms : 71 50 26 12 27 35 5 6 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2007, and 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Other/ Region : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Northeast 3/ : 3 3 5 2 1 4 8 7 6 $1,000-9,999 : 5 3 5 2 * 3 8 5 5 $10,000-99,999 : 1 2 7 1 2 5 9 9 11 $100,000 & Over : 1 2 5 1 3 6 5 10 3 $100,000-249,999 : 0 3 4 1 2 7 1 7 1 $250,000 & Over : 2 2 5 2 3 5 10 12 5 Crop Farms : * 2 2 1 2 4 6 6 6 Livestock Farms : 5 3 8 2 1 3 9 8 6 : North Central 4/ : 3 6 12 4 9 17 5 4 4 $1,000-9,999 : 2 5 10 2 6 15 5 4 3 $10,000-99,999 : 3 5 12 3 7 14 5 4 6 $100,000 & Over : 4 9 15 7 14 21 4 4 4 $100,000-249,999 : 3 8 13 6 11 19 4 4 3 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 16 8 16 22 5 3 4 Crop Farms : 3 6 13 5 11 18 4 4 5 Livestock Farms : 3 7 11 3 7 14 5 3 4 : South 5/ : 3 8 13 2 4 10 6 5 4 $1,000-9,999 : 3 8 13 2 4 10 6 4 4 $10,000-99,999 : 3 7 15 2 5 8 5 5 3 $100,000 & Over : 4 7 14 2 5 14 6 6 4 $100,000-249,999 : 3 7 13 1 4 12 4 6 3 $250,000 & Over : 5 8 15 3 6 15 8 6 4 Crop Farms : 3 6 14 3 5 9 6 6 3 Livestock Farms : 3 8 13 2 4 10 5 4 4 : West 6/ : 7 10 19 5 11 18 4 6 4 $1,000-9,999 : 8 9 17 3 10 19 3 8 4 $10,000-99,999 : 6 10 16 5 11 16 3 3 4 $100,000 & Over : 5 13 26 9 13 19 7 7 4 $100,000-249,999 : 5 10 22 5 10 15 7 8 3 $250,000 & Over : 5 14 30 11 16 21 7 6 5 Crop Farms : 7 12 21 6 15 18 4 6 4 Livestock Farms : 6 9 17 4 8 19 3 7 4 : US 7/ : 4 7 13 3 7 13 5 5 4 $1,000-9,999 : 4 7 12 2 5 12 5 5 4 $10,000-99,999 : 3 6 13 3 7 11 5 4 5 $100,000 & Over : 4 9 16 6 11 18 5 5 4 $100,000-249,999 : 3 8 14 5 9 16 4 5 3 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 18 7 13 19 6 5 4 Crop Farms : 4 7 14 4 9 15 5 5 4 Livestock Farms : 4 7 13 3 5 11 5 5 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type : With : That Own or of Farm : Computer Access : Lease Computers :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 65 70 71 62 67 68 $1,000-249,999 : 61 64 65 57 60 62 $250,000 & Over : 81 85 82 79 84 81 : Cotton Farms, US : 69 71 71 67 68 69 $1,000-249,999 : 61 60 69 57 59 68 $250,000 & Over : 78 81 78 78 80 77 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 54 59 58 50 56 55 $1,000-249,999 : 53 58 58 49 54 55 $250,000 & Over : 72 80 77 71 78 75 : Dairy Farms, US : 59 62 60 56 59 57 $1,000-249,999 : 50 51 48 47 48 45 $250,000 & Over : 80 76 81 76 74 79 : Crop Farms, US : 60 64 65 57 61 62 $1,000-249,999 : 58 62 62 54 56 58 $250,000 & Over : 82 83 82 79 84 80 : Livestock Farms, US : 58 64 63 54 60 60 $1,000-249,999 : 56 63 62 52 59 59 $250,000 & Over : 77 78 77 75 74 75 : All Farms, US 2/ : 59 64 64 55 60 61 $1,000-249,999 : 57 62 62 53 58 59 $250,000 & Over : 80 81 81 77 79 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 (cont.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms :----------------------------------------------------- Type of : Using Computers : With Farm : for Farm Business : Internet Access :----------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 44 48 52 56 63 65 $1,000-249,999 : 39 42 43 52 56 58 $250,000 & Over : 67 69 71 74 81 79 : Cotton Farms, US : 49 49 50 60 64 67 $1,000-249,999 : 37 37 46 50 53 59 $250,000 & Over : 63 62 56 72 75 72 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 25 30 30 45 52 52 $1,000-249,999 : 24 29 29 43 51 51 $250,000 & Over : 59 56 58 66 73 70 : Dairy Farms, US : 44 44 45 52 55 52 $1,000-249,999 : 32 32 30 41 44 41 $250,000 & Over : 66 67 69 71 70 77 : Crop Farms, US : 34 37 40 52 56 60 $1,000-249,999 : 30 31 33 49 52 56 $250,000 & Over : 67 69 71 74 80 77 : Livestock Farms, US : 30 33 33 50 57 58 $1,000-249,999 : 27 31 32 49 56 56 $250,000 & Over : 65 61 64 70 71 72 : All Farms, US 2/ : 32 35 36 51 57 59 $1,000-249,999 : 29 32 32 49 54 56 $250,000 & Over : 66 66 69 72 76 76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Type of Farm : Dialup : DSL : Cable :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 66 44 19 16 27 36 5 6 7 $1,000-249,999 : 67 48 23 15 26 36 6 7 8 $250,000 & Over : 62 34 14 16 30 37 4 5 5 : Cotton Farms, US : 63 39 16 17 28 30 6 8 16 $1,000-249,999 : 72 42 13 17 30 29 3 9 23 $250,000 & Over : 57 38 19 18 27 32 8 8 7 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 74 52 28 12 28 36 4 4 8 $1,000-249,999 : 75 53 29 11 27 36 4 4 8 $250,000 & Over : 61 41 15 22 30 41 3 4 4 : Dairy Farms, US : 76 53 32 11 24 31 4 6 11 $1,000-249,999 : 78 57 37 10 23 30 4 4 10 $250,000 & Over : 73 47 28 12 26 33 3 7 11 : Crop Farms, US : 66 44 20 15 27 37 6 8 10 $1,000-249,999 : 68 46 22 15 27 37 6 8 11 $250,000 & Over : 59 33 13 17 30 37 5 7 7 : Livestock Farms, US : 71 50 26 12 27 35 5 6 11 $1,000-249,999 : 72 51 26 11 26 35 6 6 11 $250,000 & Over : 62 43 19 18 28 37 5 6 7 : All Farms, US 3/ : 69 47 23 13 27 36 6 7 11 $1,000-249,999 : 70 48 24 13 27 36 6 7 11 $250,000 & Over : 60 36 15 18 30 37 5 6 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/, By Type of Farm, United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Other/ : Satellite : Wireless : Unknown Type of Farm :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Grain & Oilseed Farms, US : 3 8 14 6 11 19 4 4 5 $1,000-249,999 : 3 6 12 5 9 16 4 4 5 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 18 10 17 22 4 4 4 : Cotton Farms, US : 5 9 15 4 12 19 5 4 4 $1,000-249,999 : 4 6 17 2 10 14 2 3 4 $250,000 & Over : 5 11 14 5 12 25 7 4 3 : Beef Cattle Farms, US : 3 7 14 2 4 10 5 5 4 $1,000-249,999 : 3 7 13 2 4 10 5 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 5 10 17 4 9 17 5 6 6 : Dairy Farms, US : 2 4 11 1 7 12 6 6 3 $1,000-249,999 : 1 4 10 2 6 9 5 6 4 $250,000 & Over : 3 5 11 1 9 15 8 6 2 : Crop Farms, US : 4 7 14 4 9 15 5 5 4 $1,000-249,999 : 3 6 12 3 8 14 5 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 5 10 18 9 15 21 5 5 4 : Livestock Farms, US : 4 7 13 3 5 11 5 5 4 $1,000-249,999 : 4 7 13 2 5 11 5 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 4 9 17 4 9 16 7 5 4 : All Farms, US 3/ : 4 7 13 3 7 13 5 5 4 $1,000-249,999 : 3 7 13 3 6 12 5 5 4 $250,000 & Over : 4 10 18 7 13 19 6 5 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009 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, 2005, 2007, and 2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2005 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 43,500 48,800 48,500 AZ : 10,100 15,600 15,600 AR : 47,000 49,300 49,300 CA : 76,500 81,000 81,500 CO : 30,500 36,900 36,500 DE : 2,300 2,550 2,500 FL : 42,000 47,500 47,500 GA : 49,000 47,900 47,800 ID : 25,000 25,400 25,200 IL : 72,500 76,900 75,900 IN : 59,000 61,000 61,000 IA : 89,000 92,800 92,600 KS : 64,500 65,500 65,500 KY : 84,000 85,300 85,300 LA : 26,800 30,000 30,000 MD : 12,100 12,850 12,850 MI : 53,000 56,000 55,000 MN : 79,600 81,000 81,000 MS : 42,200 42,000 42,000 MO : 105,000 107,800 108,000 MT : 28,000 29,500 29,500 NE : 48,000 47,700 47,400 NV : 3,000 3,100 3,100 NH 2/ : 27,950 33,070 32,970 NJ : 9,800 10,300 10,300 NM : 17,500 21,000 20,600 NY : 35,600 36,400 36,600 NC : 49,000 52,900 52,500 ND : 30,300 32,000 32,000 OH : 76,500 75,900 75,000 OK : 83,000 86,600 86,600 OR : 40,000 38,600 38,600 PA : 58,200 63,200 63,200 SC : 24,500 25,900 26,900 SD : 31,400 31,200 31,300 TN : 83,000 79,500 79,000 TX : 230,000 247,500 247,500 UT : 15,200 16,700 16,500 VA : 47,000 47,400 47,000 WA : 34,500 39,300 39,500 WV : 20,800 23,400 23,200 WI : 76,500 78,500 78,000 WY : 9,200 11,000 11,000 : US 3/ : 2,092,550 2,196,770 2,191,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2009 number of farms not available until February 2010. 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. Every other year since 1997, questions were included in the survey form that asked the operator about access and use of computers. The 2009 computer usage estimates are based on responses from 31,495 agricultural operations and represent all sizes and types of farms. Coefficients of variations (CVs) at the national level in 2009 were 6 percent or less; at the regional level, CVs ranged from 1 to 24 percent; and at the State level, CVs generally ranged from 2 to 54 percent. The 2009 June Agricultural Survey provided the first opportunity for all American Indian operators to report computer usage individually. Previous Farm Computer Usage and Ownership releases allowed for a single report for an entire reservation. Revisions: Estimates for Farms With Computer Access, Farms That Own or Lease Computers, Farms Using Computers for Farm Business, and Farms With Internet Access were reviewed and revised as necessary based on the 2007 Agricultural Census. Report Features Released August 14, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Farm Computer Usage and Ownership" call Liana Cuffman at (202) 690-0392, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Listed below are persons within the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch (202) 720-6146 Mark R. Miller, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section (202) 720-0684 Liana Cuffman, Commodity Statistician (202) 690-0392 Mark Aitken, Commodity Statistician (202) 720-9525 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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