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Released May 17, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Hired Workers Down Nearly 5 Percent, Wage Rates Up Nearly 2 Percent From a Year Ago
Beginning in 2012, two quarters of farm labor data are published semi-annually. Additionally, the agricultural service
component was discontinued in 2012. Hired worker estimates exclude agricultural service employees.
There were 575,000 workers hired directly by farm operators on the Nation’s farms and ranches during the week of
January 8-14, 2012, down nearly 5 percent from a year ago. Workers hired directly by farm operators numbered 748,000
for the following quarter’s reference week of April 8-14, 2012. Because NASS did not publish estimates for the April
2011 quarter, no previous year comparison is available for April.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $11.52 per hour during the January 2012 reference week, up
nearly 2 percent from a year earlier. Field workers received an average of $10.39 per hour, up more than 1 percent, while
livestock workers earned $10.96 per hour compared with $10.52 a year ago. The field and livestock worker combined
wage rate, at $10.58 per hour, was up 21 cents from last year. The number of hours worked averaged 39.6 for hired
workers during the reference week, up fractionally from a year ago.
Farm operators paid their hired workers an average wage of $11.41 per hour during the April 2012 reference week, down
11 cents from the January quarter. Field workers received an average of $10.50 per hour, up 11 cents from January.
Livestock workers earned $10.95, down just 1 cent from January. The field and livestock worker combined wage rate, at
$10.62 per hour, was up 4 cents from January. The number of hours worked averaged 39.2 for hired workers during the
April reference week.
For the January reference week, the largest percentage increases in the number of hired workers from last year occurred in
the Corn Belt I (Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) region and in Florida. The increase in Corn Belt I was largely driven by strong
demand for livestock workers resulting from increased cattle and hog inventories. The increase in Florida was largely
driven by strong demand from fruit and vegetable producers during recovery from a prior week freeze event.
For the January reference week, the largest percentage decreases in the number of hired workers from last year occurred in
the Delta (Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) Northern Plains (Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota),
and Northeast I (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) regions.
The decrease in the Delta region resulted primarily from softening demand for cotton workers, ahead of a substantial
decrease in cotton acreage. In the Northern Plains and Northeast I regions, record mild January temperatures reduced the
need for livestock overwintering activities and associated labor requirements.
For the January reference week, hired worker wage rates were above a year ago in the majority of regions. The largest
increases occurred in Hawaii, Florida, and the Lake (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) regions. The increase in
Hawaii was mainly driven by a higher proportion of supervisory and specialty labor combined with wage increases for all
worker groups. The higher wages in Florida resulted from the increased demand from fruit and vegetable producers. In the
Lake region, generally higher wages followed a drop in overall hired workers.
Contents
Hired Workers and Wage Rates – United States ..................................................................................................................... 5
Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: April 8-14, 2012 ...................................................... 6
Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: April 8-14, 2012 ................................................................... 7
Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: January 8-14, 2012 .................................................. 8
Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: January 8-14, 2012 ............................................................... 9
Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: October 9-15, 2011 ................................................ 10
Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: October 9-15, 2011............................................................. 11
Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: July 10-16, 2011 .................................................... 12
Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: July 10-16, 2011 ................................................................. 13
Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: April 10-16, 2011 .................................................. 14
Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: April 10-16, 2011 ............................................................... 15
Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: January 9-15, 2011 ................................................ 16
Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: January 9-15, 2011 ............................................................. 17
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions and 48 States:
April 8-14, 2012 .................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions and 48 States:
January 8-14, 2012 ................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions and 48 States:
April 10-16, 2011 .................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions and 48 States:
January 9-15, 2011 ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions and 48 States: April 8-14, 2012 ............................ 20
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions and 48 States: January 8-14, 2012 ........................ 20
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions and 48 States: April 10-16, 2011 .......................... 21
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions and 48 States: January 9-15, 2011 ........................ 21
Field and Livestock Workers by Type of Farm .................................................................................................................... 22
Hired Workers by Economic Class of Farm ......................................................................................................................... 22
Hired Workers by Number of Workers on Farm .................................................................................................................. 22
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Farm Labor Regions ............................................................................................................................................................. 23
Farm Labor Definitions......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Survey Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 27
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Hired Workers and Wage Rates – United States
[Excludes Alaska]
Farm employment
January 9-15,
2011
April 10-16,
2011 3
July 10-16,
2011
October 9-15,
2011
January 8-14,
2012
April 8-14,
2012
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
Hired workers
150 days or more ..............
149 days or less ................
Total .......................................
506
97
603
(hours per week)
Hours worked by hired workers ...
(hours per week)
39.0
(dollars per hour)
Wage rate
Field and livestock combined ..
Field ..................................
Livestock ...........................
All hired workers 1 2 .................
10.37
10.26
10.52
11.30
(dollars per hour)
603
231
834
590
238
828
489
86
575
580
168
748
(hours per week)
(hours per week)
(hours per week)
(hours per week)
41.2
41.6
39.6
39.2
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
10.28
10.27
10.29
10.93
10.57
10.54
10.67
11.15
10.58
10.39
10.96
11.52
10.62
10.50
10.95
11.41
1
Benefits, such as housing and meals, are provided some workers but the values are not included in the wage rates.
Excludes agricultural service workers.
3
The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted.
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Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: April 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Hired
Region 1
Expected to be employed
Number
of
workers
150 days
or more
149 days
or less
Number
of hours
worked
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(hours per week)
Northeast I .............................
Northeast II ............................
30
35
23
26
7
9
41.9
39.3
Appalachian I .........................
Appalachian II ........................
28
29
22
17
6
12
41.7
32.4
Southeast ..............................
Florida ....................................
36
55
26
41
10
14
36.4
36.5
Lake .......................................
57
42
15
35.6
Cornbelt I ...............................
Cornbelt II ..............................
44
24
35
19
9
5
37.3
32.6
Delta ......................................
23
18
5
39.4
Northern Plains ......................
33
26
7
41.1
Southern Plains ......................
58
40
18
40.9
Mountain I ..............................
Mountain II .............................
Mountain III ............................
29
19
20
24
13
18
5
6
2
38.4
42.4
50.7
Pacific ....................................
California ...............................
66
156
48
137
18
19
42.3
39.8
Hawaii ....................................
6
5
1
37.5
United States .........................
748
580
168
39.2
1
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Region map on page 23.
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Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: April 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Type of worker
Region 1
Field
Livestock
Field and livestock
combined
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Wage rates for
all hired workers
(dollars per hour)
Northeast I ........................
Northeast II .......................
11.52
10.19
10.30
9.84
11.05
10.10
11.70
11.14
Appalachian I ....................
Appalachian II ...................
9.57
8.80
9.80
8.76
9.62
8.78
10.09
9.64
Southeast .........................
Florida ..............................
9.61
10.60
9.91
10.35
9.67
10.58
10.13
11.56
Lake .................................
11.71
11.59
11.66
12.55
Cornbelt I ..........................
Cornbelt II .........................
11.81
11.94
12.59
11.60
12.10
11.80
12.54
12.21
Delta .................................
9.41
10.38
9.62
10.27
Northern Plains .................
12.29
11.18
11.90
12.83
Southern Plains ................
9.40
10.00
9.55
10.05
Mountain I .........................
Mountain II ........................
Mountain III .......................
10.74
9.60
9.07
10.60
9.82
10.07
10.65
9.67
9.22
11.23
10.97
9.79
Pacific ...............................
California ..........................
10.85
10.55
12.62
11.85
11.04
10.83
11.67
11.81
Hawaii ..............................
12.35
14.80
12.65
15.26
United States ....................
10.50
10.95
10.62
11.41
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Region map on page 23.
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Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: January 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Hired
Region 1
Expected to be employed
Number
of
workers
150 days
or more
149 days
or less
Number
of hours
worked
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(hours per week)
Northeast I .............................
Northeast II ............................
21
25
19
21
2
4
41.3
34.8
Appalachian I .........................
Appalachian II ........................
19
19
17
15
2
4
39.4
36.7
Southeast ..............................
Florida ....................................
26
50
20
41
6
9
36.1
38.5
Lake .......................................
39
35
4
34.5
Cornbelt I ...............................
Cornbelt II ..............................
31
17
29
16
2
1
37.9
36.5
Delta ......................................
16
14
2
36.0
Northern Plains ......................
25
22
3
41.5
Southern Plains ......................
47
37
10
37.8
Mountain I ..............................
Mountain II .............................
Mountain III ............................
19
14
19
18
12
18
1
2
1
44.3
41.5
48.0
Pacific ....................................
California ...............................
47
135
38
112
9
23
38.9
42.8
Hawaii ....................................
6
5
1
37.1
United States .........................
575
489
86
39.6
1
8
Region map on page 23.
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Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: January 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Type of worker
Region 1
Field
Livestock
Field and livestock
combined
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Wage rates for
all hired workers
(dollars per hour)
Northeast I ........................
Northeast II .......................
11.62
10.50
10.48
10.25
11.00
10.42
11.65
11.86
Appalachian I ....................
Appalachian II ...................
9.76
8.46
10.18
9.06
9.91
8.79
10.56
9.77
Southeast .........................
Florida ..............................
9.64
10.35
10.49
10.65
9.81
10.37
10.53
11.43
Lake .................................
12.99
11.47
11.95
13.12
Cornbelt I ..........................
Cornbelt II .........................
12.16
11.90
12.42
10.93
12.30
11.30
13.05
11.50
Delta .................................
9.33
10.48
9.74
10.67
Northern Plains .................
13.34
10.92
12.15
13.05
Southern Plains ................
9.75
10.36
9.95
10.75
Mountain I .........................
Mountain II ........................
Mountain III .......................
9.81
10.70
9.06
10.15
9.95
10.70
10.05
10.31
9.37
10.90
11.89
10.05
Pacific ...............................
California ..........................
10.73
10.08
12.58
11.75
11.00
10.42
11.85
11.38
Hawaii ..............................
12.20
15.30
12.45
15.05
United States ....................
10.39
10.96
10.58
11.52
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Region map on page 23.
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Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: October 9-15, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Hired
Region 1
Expected to be employed
Number
of
workers
150 days
or more
149 days
or less
Number
of hours
worked
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(hours per week)
Northeast I .............................
Northeast II ............................
40
36
30
26
10
10
41.8
39.0
Appalachian I .........................
Appalachian II ........................
39
20
28
11
11
9
41.3
35.7
Southeast ..............................
Florida ....................................
29
41
19
34
10
7
33.8
37.3
Lake .......................................
77
46
31
40.8
Cornbelt I ...............................
Cornbelt II ..............................
50
33
31
20
19
13
39.5
38.3
Delta ......................................
31
22
9
44.7
Northern Plains ......................
39
30
9
43.8
Southern Plains ......................
45
37
8
41.0
Mountain I ..............................
Mountain II .............................
Mountain III ............................
29
18
19
21
14
16
8
4
3
50.7
41.1
49.1
Pacific ....................................
California ...............................
90
185
49
150
41
35
41.4
43.6
Hawaii ....................................
7
6
1
38.0
United States .........................
828
590
238
41.6
1
Region map on page 23.
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Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: October 9-15, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Type of worker
Region 1
Field
Livestock
Field and livestock
combined
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Wage rates for
all hired workers
(dollars per hour)
Northeast I ........................
Northeast II .......................
11.36
10.04
11.18
10.43
11.30
10.15
11.84
11.16
Appalachian I ....................
Appalachian II ...................
9.54
9.44
10.50
9.58
9.70
9.50
10.10
10.43
Southeast .........................
Florida ..............................
9.87
9.25
9.09
10.20
9.65
9.35
10.10
10.56
Lake .................................
11.59
10.71
11.30
11.83
Cornbelt I ..........................
Cornbelt II .........................
11.15
12.07
11.01
10.60
11.10
11.50
11.38
11.66
Delta .................................
9.12
9.68
9.20
9.64
Northern Plains .................
12.58
10.61
11.85
12.13
Southern Plains ................
9.53
11.03
10.10
10.78
Mountain I .........................
Mountain II ........................
Mountain III .......................
10.38
10.90
8.77
10.08
10.22
10.55
10.25
10.60
9.50
10.45
11.36
10.10
Pacific ...............................
California ..........................
11.42
10.15
11.78
11.20
11.45
10.30
12.04
10.96
Hawaii ..............................
12.55
13.60
12.65
14.83
United States ....................
10.54
10.67
10.57
11.15
1
Region map on page 23.
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Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: July 10-16, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Hired
Region 1
Expected to be employed
Number
of
workers
150 days
or more
149 days
or less
Number
of hours
worked
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(hours per week)
Northeast I .............................
Northeast II ............................
38
33
28
21
10
12
41.3
39.2
Appalachian I .........................
Appalachian II ........................
41
32
31
19
10
13
42.8
34.0
Southeast ..............................
Florida ....................................
31
40
22
37
9
3
39.4
40.3
Lake .......................................
74
50
24
36.7
Cornbelt I ...............................
Cornbelt II ..............................
41
33
29
25
12
8
34.4
37.1
Delta ......................................
25
18
7
39.5
Northern Plains ......................
37
27
10
45.2
Southern Plains ......................
51
40
11
40.0
Mountain I ..............................
Mountain II .............................
Mountain III ............................
28
19
16
21
16
15
7
3
1
44.5
46.0
46.8
Pacific ....................................
California ...............................
111
177
56
142
55
35
42.5
44.7
Hawaii ....................................
7
6
1
38.0
United States .........................
834
603
231
41.2
1
Region map on page 23.
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Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: July 10-16, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Type of worker
Region 1
Field
Livestock
Field and livestock
combined
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Wage rates for
all hired workers
(dollars per hour)
Northeast I ........................
Northeast II .......................
10.63
9.93
9.83
10.46
10.35
10.05
11.00
10.95
Appalachian I ....................
Appalachian II ...................
9.20
9.49
9.89
9.51
9.35
9.50
9.85
10.50
Southeast .........................
Florida ..............................
9.18
9.90
8.72
10.20
9.05
9.95
9.70
12.15
Lake .................................
10.33
10.24
10.30
10.75
Cornbelt I ..........................
Cornbelt II .........................
10.66
12.25
10.63
11.43
10.65
12.00
11.15
12.15
Delta .................................
9.24
10.27
9.50
9.85
Northern Plains .................
11.04
10.96
11.00
11.20
Southern Plains ................
10.14
10.25
10.20
10.60
Mountain I .........................
Mountain II ........................
Mountain III .......................
10.18
9.77
9.89
9.91
9.19
10.65
10.05
9.55
10.20
10.25
10.55
11.10
Pacific ...............................
California ..........................
10.82
10.10
10.56
10.90
10.80
10.20
11.28
10.90
Hawaii ..............................
12.70
13.25
12.76
14.91
United States ....................
10.27
10.29
10.28
10.93
1
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Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: April 10-16, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska. The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted]
Hired
Region 1
Expected to be employed
Number
of
workers
150 days
or more
149 days
or less
Number
of hours
worked
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(hours per week)
Northeast I .............................
Northeast II ............................
Appalachian I .........................
Appalachian II ........................
Southeast ..............................
Florida ....................................
Lake .......................................
Cornbelt I ...............................
Cornbelt II ..............................
Delta ......................................
Northern Plains ......................
Southern Plains ......................
Mountain I ..............................
Mountain II .............................
Mountain III ............................
Pacific ....................................
California ...............................
Hawaii ....................................
United States
1
Region map on page 23.
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Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: April 10-16, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska. The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted]
Type of worker
Region 1
Field
Livestock
Field and livestock
combined
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Wage rates for
all hired workers
(dollars per hour)
Northeast I ........................
Northeast II .......................
Appalachian I ....................
Appalachian II ...................
Southeast .........................
Florida ..............................
Lake .................................
Cornbelt I ..........................
Cornbelt II .........................
Delta .................................
Northern Plains .................
Southern Plains ................
Mountain I .........................
Mountain II ........................
Mountain III .......................
Pacific ...............................
California ..........................
Hawaii ..............................
United States
1
Region map on page 23.
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Number of Workers and Hours Worked – Regions and United States: January 9-15, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Hired
Region 1
Expected to be employed
Number
of
workers
150 days
or more
149 days
or less
Number
of hours
worked
(1,000)
(1,000)
(1,000)
(hours per week)
Northeast I .............................
Northeast II ............................
28
26
25
23
3
3
41.1
38.0
Appalachian I .........................
Appalachian II ........................
18
18
15
13
3
5
35.4
36.7
Southeast ..............................
Florida ....................................
25
45
18
38
7
7
37.5
36.9
Lake .......................................
45
37
8
36.0
Cornbelt I ...............................
Cornbelt II ..............................
26
17
22
14
4
3
37.5
36.3
Delta ......................................
24
19
5
35.1
Northern Plains ......................
36
32
4
37.2
Southern Plains ......................
50
42
8
40.5
Mountain I ..............................
Mountain II .............................
Mountain III ............................
20
15
18
17
14
16
3
1
2
41.0
40.2
46.8
Pacific ....................................
California ...............................
52
133
43
112
9
21
36.0
42.4
Hawaii ....................................
7
6
1
37.4
United States .........................
603
506
97
39.0
1
Region map on page 23.
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Wage Rates by Type of Worker – Regions and United States: January 9-15, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers and Alaska]
Type of worker
Region 1
Field
Livestock
Field and livestock
combined
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Wage rates for
all hired workers
(dollars per hour)
Northeast I ........................
Northeast II .......................
10.75
12.08
10.28
10.37
10.45
11.35
11.25
12.60
Appalachian I ....................
Appalachian II ...................
9.81
8.71
9.58
9.25
9.70
9.00
10.80
9.90
Southeast .........................
Florida ..............................
9.26
9.45
11.16
10.05
9.75
9.55
10.50
10.70
Lake .................................
11.76
10.45
10.90
11.85
Cornbelt I ..........................
Cornbelt II .........................
11.67
11.29
11.72
10.86
11.70
11.00
13.00
11.40
Delta .................................
9.71
9.27
9.50
10.20
Northern Plains .................
12.42
11.69
12.00
12.60
Southern Plains ................
9.34
9.91
9.70
10.30
Mountain I .........................
Mountain II ........................
Mountain III .......................
10.79
10.89
9.77
10.81
10.56
9.85
10.80
10.70
9.80
11.45
12.00
10.60
Pacific ...............................
California ..........................
10.72
9.98
11.53
10.75
10.90
10.14
11.80
11.12
Hawaii ..............................
11.35
13.25
11.48
13.51
United States ....................
10.26
10.52
10.37
11.30
1
Region map on page 23.
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Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: April 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers]
Field
crops
Other
crops
Livestock
and poultry
All
farms
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Region 1
Northeast .............................
Appalachian .........................
Southeast ............................
Lake .....................................
Cornbelt ...............................
Delta ....................................
Northern Plains ....................
Southern Plains ....................
Mountain ..............................
Pacific ..................................
13.70
9.38
10.71
14.17
12.10
9.45
13.25
10.06
10.32
10.72
10.61
9.19
10.10
11.21
11.25
9.34
10.19
8.81
9.17
10.55
10.05
9.18
10.43
11.62
11.89
10.19
10.68
10.44
10.11
12.20
10.55
9.24
10.22
11.66
12.00
9.62
11.90
9.55
9.78
10.89
48 States .............................
11.40
10.16
10.95
10.62
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: January 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers]
Region 1
Field
crops
Other
crops
(dollars per hour)
Livestock
and poultry
(dollars per hour)
All
farms
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Northeast .............................
Appalachian .........................
Southeast ............................
Lake .....................................
Cornbelt ...............................
Delta ....................................
Northern Plains ....................
Southern Plains ....................
Mountain ..............................
Pacific ..................................
14.94
9.52
11.43
16.88
12.28
9.34
13.49
11.00
10.35
10.92
11.00
8.86
9.96
12.44
11.21
9.54
9.28
9.23
9.34
10.10
10.18
9.52
11.21
11.45
11.42
10.12
11.08
10.65
9.95
12.30
10.72
9.37
10.19
11.95
11.96
9.74
12.15
9.95
9.88
10.56
48 States .............................
11.64
10.02
10.97
10.58
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
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Farm Labor (May 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: April 10-16, 2011
[The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted]
Field
crops
Other
crops
Livestock
and poultry
All
farms
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Region 1
Northeast .............................
Appalachian .........................
Southeast ............................
Lake ....................................
Cornbelt ...............................
Delta ....................................
Northern Plains ....................
Southern Plains ...................
Mountain ..............................
Pacific ..................................
48 States .............................
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
Combined Field and Livestock Worker Wage Rates by Type of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: January 9-15, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers]
Region 1
Field
crops
Other
crops
(dollars per hour)
Livestock
and poultry
(dollars per hour)
All
farms
(dollars per hour)
(dollars per hour)
Northeast .............................
Appalachian .........................
Southeast ............................
Lake ....................................
Cornbelt ...............................
Delta ....................................
Northern Plains ....................
Southern Plains ...................
Mountain ..............................
Pacific ..................................
9.73
8.28
8.38
12.23
11.39
9.55
13.30
9.81
11.32
11.35
10.92
10.02
9.54
11.07
11.38
9.82
11.19
9.09
9.99
10.03
11.71
9.47
10.25
10.68
11.62
9.62
(D)
10.12
10.41
10.93
10.85
9.32
9.62
10.90
11.39
9.50
12.00
9.70
10.40
10.26
48 States .............................
10.43
10.03
10.80
10.35
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
Farm Labor (May 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: April 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers]
Region 1
Gross value sales-$1,000
<50
50-99
100-249
250-499
500-999
1,000+
All
farms
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
Northeast ...........................
Appalachian .......................
Southeast ..........................
Lake ...................................
Cornbelt .............................
Delta ..................................
Northern Plains ..................
Southern Plains ..................
Mountain ............................
Pacific ................................
13.70
8.43
10.94
9.21
14.03
10.56
9.66
10.89
7.04
12.93
7.76
9.25
8.38
14.34
10.37
9.39
9.35
11.56
10.07
12.63
11.36
9.07
12.23
12.28
12.28
9.74
10.15
10.94
11.02
11.38
9.84
9.49
16.08
12.83
11.10
10.52
13.55
9.45
10.76
11.21
11.03
9.92
9.29
11.59
11.35
10.80
13.38
9.84
11.04
12.36
12.04
11.00
11.00
12.79
13.47
10.22
13.52
9.13
11.08
11.72
11.41
9.89
11.00
12.55
12.43
10.27
12.83
10.05
10.66
11.77
48 States ...........................
9.50
10.37
11.29
11.56
11.33
11.63
11.37
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: January 8-14, 2012
[Excludes agricultural service workers]
Region 1
Gross value sales-$1,000
<50
50-99
100-249
250-499
500-999
1,000+
All
farms
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
Northeast ...........................
Appalachian .......................
Southeast ..........................
Lake ...................................
Cornbelt .............................
Delta ..................................
Northern Plains ..................
Southern Plains ..................
Mountain ............................
Pacific ................................
14.67
9.06
10.56
7.67
14.09
10.45
8.36
10.89
6.70
10.28
7.60
9.26
6.63
16.47
10.05
9.41
10.15
12.60
9.98
11.43
11.46
10.86
13.29
12.71
10.07
9.93
11.06
12.01
12.49
10.78
10.31
9.19
17.02
13.60
11.34
11.50
13.93
10.75
11.20
11.20
11.91
10.22
9.60
12.38
11.59
10.66
13.48
11.27
11.60
12.26
12.31
11.20
11.24
13.43
13.51
11.33
13.46
9.71
11.25
11.57
11.76
10.18
11.14
13.12
12.51
10.67
13.05
10.75
10.81
11.49
48 States ...........................
9.30
10.48
11.59
11.98
11.50
11.78
11.48
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
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Farm Labor (May 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: April 10-16, 2011
[The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted]
Region 1
Gross value sales-$1,000
<50
50-99
100-249
250-499
500-999
1,000+
All
farms
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
Northeast ............................
Appalachian ........................
Southeast ...........................
Lake ...................................
Cornbelt ..............................
Delta ...................................
Northern Plains ...................
Southern Plains ..................
Mountain .............................
Pacific .................................
48 States ............................
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
All Hired Worker Wage Rates, by Economic Class of Farm – Regions
and 48 States: January 9-15, 2011
[Excludes agricultural service workers]
Region 1
Gross value sales-$1,000
<50
50-99
100-249
250-499
500-999
1,000+
All
farms
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
(dollars per
hour)
Northeast ............................
Appalachian ........................
Southeast ...........................
Lake ...................................
Cornbelt ..............................
Delta ...................................
Northern Plains ...................
Southern Plains ..................
Mountain .............................
Pacific .................................
(D)
10.23
9.83
12.61
9.93
7.18
12.09
9.85
11.16
11.12
11.00
(D)
7.61
7.42
9.08
(D)
10.24
9.96
9.32
12.29
10.32
9.14
10.09
7.49
9.22
10.01
(D)
9.91
11.97
11.33
9.58
10.53
10.26
11.14
11.33
9.67
10.90
10.85
10.34
11.61
11.18
10.67
11.55
10.59
10.48
11.45
14.53
9.37
13.37
11.08
12.22
11.47
10.75
12.65
13.83
10.77
12.38
10.78
11.32
11.20
11.87
10.34
10.63
11.85
12.38
10.20
12.60
10.30
11.28
11.24
48 States ............................
10.34
9.68
10.27
10.81
11.53
11.61
11.26
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Regions consist of the following States:
Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont.
Appalachian: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina.
Lake: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Cornbelt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio.
Delta: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Northern Plains: Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Southern Plains: Oklahoma, Texas.
Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming.
Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington.
48 States: All States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
Farm Labor (May 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Field and Livestock Workers by Type of Farm
[Excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Excludes agricultural service workers]
Type of farm
January 9-15,
2011
April 10-16,
2011 1
July 10-16,
2011
October 9-15,
2011
January 8-14,
2012
April 8-14,
2012
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
Field crops .................................
Other crops ................................
Livestock, dairy, and poultry .......
1
11
47
42
13
58
29
16
56
28
13
53
34
14
58
28
The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted.
Hired Workers by Economic Class of Farm
[Excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Excludes agricultural service workers]
Gross value of sales
January 9-15,
2011
April 10-16,
2011 1
July 10-16,
2011
October 9-15,
2011
January 8-14,
2012
April 8-14,
2012
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
Less than $50,000 .....................
$50,000-$99,999 ........................
$100,000-$249,999 ....................
$250,000-$499,999 ....................
$500,000-$999,999 ....................
$1,000,000 and over ..................
1
9
4
9
10
14
54
12
5
10
10
13
50
8
5
9
11
13
54
9
5
8
8
14
56
10
5
8
9
13
55
The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted.
Hired Workers by Number of Workers on Farm
[Excluding Alaska. Excludes agricultural service workers]
Gross value of sales
Employed on farms hiring
1 worker .................................
2 workers ...............................
3-6 workers ............................
7-10 workers ..........................
11-20 workers ........................
21-50 workers ........................
51 or more workers ................
1
January 9-15,
2011
April 10-16,
2011 1
July 10-16,
2011
October 9-15,
2011
January 8-14,
2012
April 8-14,
2012
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
(percent)
11
8
19
8
11
14
29
9
9
19
8
11
14
30
8
9
16
9
13
15
30
11
10
19
8
9
14
29
9
10
20
8
8
13
32
The April 2011 Farm Labor Survey was not conducted.
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Farm Labor (May 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Farm Labor Regions
Pacific
Mountain I
Lake
States
Northern
Plains
Cornbelt
II
Mountain
II
Northeast I
Northeast
II
Cornbelt I
Appalachian
I
California
Appalachian
II
Mountain III
Delta
Southern
Plains
Hawaii
States
Northeast I
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
North Carolina, Virginia.
Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia.
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina.
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio.
Iowa, Missouri.
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Oklahoma, Texas.
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming.
Colorado, Nevada, Utah.
Arizona, New Mexico.
Oregon, Washington.
Farm Labor (May 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Florida
USDA/ NASS
Region
Northeast II
Appalachian I
Appalachian II
Southeast
Lake
Cornbelt I
Cornbelt II
Delta
Northern Plains
Southern Plains
Mountain I
Mountain II
Mountain III
Pacific
Southeast
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Farm Labor Definitions
The following definitions are provided to assist in interpreting statistics published in quarterly Farm Labor reports. To
ensure consistency in data collection, the questionnaires and instruction manual used by the interviewers provide more
in-depth explanations of these terms.
Farm or Ranch: A place that sells, or would normally sell, at least $1,000 worth of agricultural products during the year.
Agricultural Work: Work done on a farm or ranch in connection with the production of agricultural products, including
nursery and greenhouse products and animal specialties such as fur farms or apiaries. Also included is work done off the
farm to handle farm related business, such as trips to buy feed or deliver products to local market.
Hired Worker: Anyone, other than an agricultural service worker, who was paid for at least one hour of agricultural
work on a farm or ranch. Worker type is determined by what the employee was primarily hired to do, not necessarily what
work was done during the survey week. Type of workers include:
Field Workers: Employees engaged in planting, tending and harvesting crops including
operation of farm machinery on crop farms.
Livestock Workers: Employees tending livestock, milking cows or caring for poultry,
including operation of farm machinery on livestock or poultry operations.
Supervisors: Hired managers, range foremen, crew leaders, etc.
Other Workers: Employees engaged in agricultural work not included in the other three
categories. Bookkeepers and pilots are examples.
Methods of Pay: All wage rates are calculated based on total wages paid and total hours worked during the survey
reference week. Wages paid other than hourly (bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) are converted to an hourly basis prior to
summarization. Wages paid by piece rate (per quantity of produce picked, etc.) are also converted to an hourly basis.
Perquisites: Benefits, such as cash bonuses, housing, or meals, provided to an employee in addition to pay are included in
perquisites. Wage rates published in this release do not include the value of these benefits.
Term of Employment: The length of time during the year the farm operator expects to employ those workers who were
on the payroll during the survey week.
Agricultural Service: Any farm-related service performed on a farm or ranch on a contract or fee basis. This primarily
includes activities performed by contract workers on fruit, vegetable, or berry operations. It also includes custom work
(see below), veterinarian work, artificial insemination, sheep shearing, milk testing, or any other farm-related activity
performed on a farm or ranch on a “fee per service” basis rather than hourly.
Contract Labor: Contract workers are paid by a crew leader, contractor, buyer, processor, cooperative, or other person
who has an oral or written agreement with a farmer/rancher. Pruning, thinning, weeding or harvesting of fruit, vegetable
or berry crops are examples. A machine is not a part of the service activity provided by the contractor.
Custom Work: Work performed by machines and labor hired as a unit. Hay baling, combining, corn or cotton picking,
spraying, fertilizing, and laser leveling are examples of custom work when the equipment is included in the service
activity.
Type of Farm (or Ranch): An operation is classified in the farm type which accounts for the largest portion of the total
gross value of sales for its agricultural production.
Types of farms broken out in this publication are:
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Field Crops: A farm producing wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, dry beans, rye, sorghum, cotton, popcorn,
tobacco, or other such crops.
Other Crops: A farm producing vegetables, melons, berry crops, grapes, tree nuts, citrus fruits, deciduous tree
fruits, avocados, dates, figs, olives, nursery, or greenhouse crops. This category also includes farms producing
potatoes, sugar crops, hay, peanuts, hops, mint, and maple syrup.
Livestock or Poultry: A farm producing cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, milk, chickens, eggs, turkeys, or animal
specialties such as furs, fish, honey, etc.
Gross Value of Sales: This includes all income during a year from the sale of crops, livestock, dairy, poultry, or other
related agricultural products, including the landlord's share and the value of products produced under contract. When
commodities are placed under CCC loan, they are considered as sold.
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Survey Methodology
Survey Procedures: These January and April data were collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
during the last two weeks of April using sampling procedures to ensure every employer of agricultural workers had a
chance of being selected.
Two samples of farm operators are selected. First, NASS maintains a list of farms that hire farm workers. Farms on this
list are classified by size and type. Those expected to employ large numbers of workers are selected with greater
frequency than those hiring few or no workers. A second sample consists of segments of land scientifically selected from
an area sampling frame. Each June, highly trained interviewers locate each selected land segment and identify every farm
operating land within the sample segment's boundaries. The names of farms found in these area segments are matched
against the NASS list of farms; those not found on the list are included in the Labor survey sample to represent all farms.
This methodology is known as multiple frame sampling, with an area sample used to measure the incompleteness of the
list.
Reliability: Two types of errors, sampling and non-sampling, are always present in an estimate based on a sample
survey. Both types affect the "accuracy" of the estimates.
Sampling error occurs because a complete census is not taken. The sampling error measures the variation in estimates
from the average of all possible samples. An estimate of 100 with a sampling error of 1 would mean that chances are 19
out of 20 that the estimates from all possible samples averaged together would be between 98 and 102; which is the
survey estimate, plus or minus two times the sampling error. The sampling error expressed as a percent of the estimate is
called the relative sampling error. The relative sampling error for number of hired workers at the U.S. level is normally
less than 5 percent. The relative sampling error for the number of hired workers is normally less than 20 percent at the
regional level. The U.S. all hired farm worker wage rate had a relative sampling error less than 1.0 percent for both
January and April 2012. The relative sampling error was also less than 1.0 percent for the combined field and livestock
worker wage rate. Relative sampling errors for the all hired farm worker wage rate is normally less than 5 percent at the
regional levels. Relative sampling errors for wage rates published by type of farm and economic class of farm is normally
less than 20 percent at the regional level.
Non-sampling errors can occur in a complete census as well as in sample surveys. They are caused by the inability to
obtain correct information from each operation sampled, differences in interpreting questions or definitions, and mistakes
in editing, coding or processing the data. Special efforts are taken at each step of the survey to minimize non-sampling
errors.
Revision Policy: Farm labor statistics are subject to revision semi-annually and annually. The basis for revision must be
supported by additional data that directly affect the level of the estimate. Worker numbers and wage rates for January
2011 and October 2011 were subject to revision with this report.
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Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Environmental and Demographics Section of the Environmental,
Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional
information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Dale P. Hawks, Head, Environmental and Demographics Section .................................................................. (202) 720-0684
Liana Cuffman – Livestock Chemical Usage, Postharvest Chemical Usage ............................................... (202) 690-0392
Doug Farmer – Fruit Chemical Usage, Vegetable Chemical Usage ............................................................ (202) 720-7492
Erik Gerlach – Field Crops Chemical Usage ............................................................................................... (202) 720-5581
Kathy King – Census of Agriculture............................................................................................................ (202) 720-7644
Theresa Varner – Farm Labor ...................................................................................................................... (202) 690-2284
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Access to NASS Reports
For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways:
All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e-mail subscription. To set-up this free
subscription, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov and in the “Follow NASS” box under “Receive reports by Email,”
click on “National” or “State” to select the reports you would like to receive.
Printed reports may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling toll-free
(800) 999-6779, or (703) 605-6220 if calling from outside the United States or Canada. Accepted methods of
payment are Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order.
For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540,
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: [email protected].
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic information, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's
income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with
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should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call toll-free at
(866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136
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