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Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
NAICS 115112 · United States · 2022 edition
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.
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Mulching and seeding burned forests from the air in support of reforestation or on an emergency basis: 115310 — Support Activities for Forestry
- Land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation: 238910 — Site Preparation Contractors
- Providing water for irrigation: 221310 — Water Supply and Irrigation Systems;
- Landscaping services, such as lawn and maintenance care and ornamental tree and shrub services: 561730 — Landscaping Services
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These contractors provide field services to row-crop and specialty-crop farmers — including tillage, plowing, seedbed preparation, fertilizer application, herbicide and pesticide application, planting, and cultivation. Work is performed on customer-owned farmland using large mobile equipment such as tractors, planters, sprayers, and tillage implements. Operations are typically seasonal and weather-dependent, often serving multiple farm accounts across a regional geography.
Questions to investigate
- What specific services are performed — tillage only, or also chemical application such as herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizer?
- Are any restricted-use pesticides applied, and are required licenses current?
- What is the total value of owned farm equipment, including tractors, planters, sprayers, and implements?
- How many acres are serviced per season, and across how many customer farm accounts?
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