Industries in the Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry subsector provide support services that are an essential part of agricultural and forestry production. These support activities may be performed by the agriculture or forestry producing establishment or conducted independently as an alternative source of inputs required for the production process for a given crop, animal, or forestry industry. Establishments that primarily perform these activities independent of the agriculture or forestry producing establishment are in this subsector.
1151 Support Activities for Crop Production
11511 Support Activities for Crop Production
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities for
growing crops.
Illustrative Examples:
Aerial dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft);
Farm management services; Cotton ginning; Planting crops; Cultivating services;
Vineyard cultivation services.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Performing crop production that are generally known as farms, orchards, groves, or vineyards (including sharecroppers and tenant farms) - classified in the appropriate crop industry within Subsector 111, Crop Production;
- Providing support activities for forestry - classified in Industry 11531, Support Activities for Forestry;
- Landscaping and horticultural services, such as lawn and maintenance care and ornamental shrub and tree services, - classified in Industry 56173, Landscaping Services;
- Land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation - classified in Industry 23891, Site Preparation Contractors;
- Artificially drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables - classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying;
- Stemming and redrying tobacco - classified in Industry 31221, Tobacco Stemming and Redrying;
- Providing water for irrigation - classified in Industry 22131, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems; and
- Buying farm products, such as fruits or vegetables, for resale to other wholesalers or retailers, and preparing them for market or further processing - classified in Industry 42448, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers.
115111 Cotton Ginning
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in ginning cotton.
115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing a soil preparation
activity or crop production service, such as plowing, fertilizing, seed bed preparation,
planting, cultivating, and crop protecting services.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation - classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors; and
- Providing water for irrigation - classified in Industry 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems.
115113 Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in mechanical harvesting, picking,
and combining of crops, and related activities. The machinery used is provided by the servicing
establishment.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Providing personnel for manual harvesting - classified in U.S. Industry 115115, Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders; and
- Providing farm management services (i.e., a contract or fee basis) and arranging or contracting crop mechanical or manual harvesting operations for the farm(s) it manages - classified in U.S. Industry 115116, Farm Management Services.
115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing services on crops,
subsequent to their harvest, with the intent of preparing them for market or further processing.
These establishments provide postharvest activities, such as crop cleaning, sun drying, shelling,
fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, packing, and cooling.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Ginning cotton - classified in U.S. Industry 115111, Cotton Ginning;
- Custom grain grinding for animal feed - classified in U.S. Industry 311119, Other Animal Food Manufacturing;
- Artificially drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables - classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing;
- Stemming and redrying tobacco - classified in Industry 312210, Tobacco Stemming and Redrying;
- Buying farm products for resale to other wholesalers or retailers and preparing them for market or further processing - classified in Industry 424480, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers; and
- Providing farm management services (i.e., a contract or fee basis) and arranging or contracting postharvesting crop activities for the farm(s) it manages - classified in U.S. Industry 115116, Farm Management Services.
115115 Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying labor for agricultural
production or harvesting.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Providing machine harvesting - classified in U.S. Industry 115113, Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine; and
- Providing farm management services (i.e., a contract or fee basis) and arranging or contracting farm labor for the farm(s) it manages - classified in U.S. Industry 115116, Farm Management Services.
115116 Farm Management Services
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing farm management
services on a contract or fee basis usually to citrus groves, orchards, or vineyards. These
establishments always provide management and may arrange or contract for the partial or the
complete operations of the farm establishment(s) it manages. Operational activities may include
cultivating, harvesting, and/or other specialized agricultural support activities.
Cross-References.
- Establishments primarily engaged in crop production that are generally known as farms, orchards, groves, or vineyards (including share croppers and tenant farms), are classified in the appropriate crop industry within Subsector 111, Crop Production.
1152 Support Activities for Animal Production
11521 Support Activities for Animal Production
See industry description for 115210 below.
115210 Support Activities for Animal Production
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing support activities related
to raising livestock (e.g., cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry, sheep). These establishments
may perform one or more of the following: (1) breeding services for animals, including companion
animals (e.g., cats, dogs, pet birds); (2) pedigree record services; (3) boarding horses; (4)
dairy herd improvement activities; (5) livestock spraying; and (6) sheep dipping and shearing.
1153 Support Activities for Forestry
11531 Support Activities for Forestry
See industry description for 115310 below.
115310 Support Activities for Forestry
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing particular support
activities related to timber production, wood technology, forestry economics and marketing, and
forest protection. These establishments may provide support activities for forestry, such as
estimating timber, forest firefighting, forest pest control, and consulting on wood attributes
and reforestation.
Cross-References.
- Establishments primarily engaged in the public administration and conservation of forest lands are classified in Industry 924120, Administration of Conservation Programs.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
