U.S. farm internet access for business 2015

This statistic presents the farm internet usage for selected online business activities in the United States. As of 2015, 19 percent of farms purchased agricultural inputs via the internet. The most popular online business activity was conducting business with non-agricultural websites at a 44 percent usage rate.

Farm internet usage for selected business activities in the United States in 2015

Characteristic	Share of farms
Purchase agricultural inputs	19%
Conduct agricultural marketing activities	16%
Access USDA/NASS reports	10%
Access other USDA reports/services	17%
Access other federal government websites	17%
Conduct business with any USDA website	9%
Conduct business with any other federal government website	7%
Conduct business with any other non-agricultural website	44%

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Release date

August 2015

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2015

Number of respondents

27,846 agricultural operations

Special properties

excluding Alaska and Hawaii

Supplementary notes

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, online crop and livestock auctions, online market advisory services, commodity price tracking, etc
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

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