Field Crop Chemical Use Survey

Description

The Agricultural Chemical Use Program is USDA’s official source of statistics about on-farm chemical use and pest management practices. Information on the chemical ingredients U.S. farmers apply to agricultural commodities through fertilizers and pesticides for field crops on a rotating basis.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

The target population for the field chemical use survey is the official USDA farm population, within the pre-defined program states, which is defined as “all establishments that sold or would normally have sold at least $1,000 of agricultural products during the year,” excluding abnormal or institutional farms.

Method of Data Collection

Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually

Reference Date

Last year/last 12 months

Number of Cases

Varies by year, appoximately 10,000 records

Number of Variables

Varies by year, approximately 600 variables