United States Department of Agriculture

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Agricultural Chemical Usage Reports

• Cattle and Cattle Facilities
• Chemical Distribution Rate
• Dairy Cattle and Dairy Facilities
• Field Crops and Potatoes
• Fruits
• Fruit and Vegetable Agricultural Practices
• Livestock and General Farm Use
• Nursery & Floriculture
• Pest Management Practices
• Postharvest
• Restricted Use
• Sheep and Sheep Facilities
• Swine and Swine Facilities
• Vegetables

Chemical Use Data in Quick Stats 2.0

Beginning in May 2010, NASS agricultural chemical use data are published to the Quick Stats 2.0 database only. Data are available for the following subject areas:

• 2009 Fruit
• 2009 Nursery and Floriculture
• 2009 Wheat
• 2009-2010 Wheat, Postharvest
• 2010 Corn, Upland Cotton, Fall Potatoes
• 2010 Sheep and Sheep Facilities
• 2010 Vegetables
• 2011 Barley and Sorghum
• 2011 Fruit
• 2012 Soybeans and Wheat
• 2013 Peanuts and Rice
• 2014 Corn and Potatoes
• 2014 Vegetables
• 2015 Cotton, Oats, Soybeans and Wheat
• Advanced Database Search

Census of Agriculture

• Volume 1 Chapter 1:  U.S. National Level Data
  • Table 45. Fertilizers and Chemicals: 2007 and 2002 (PDF)
• Volume 1 Chapter 2:  U.S. State Level Data
  • Table 42. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2007 and 2002 (PDF)

U.S. Agricultural Atlas Maps

• Acres Treated with Commercial Fertilizer, Lime, and Soil Conditioners: 2007

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• Acres of Cropland Fertilized (Excluding Cropland Pastured) as Percent of All Cropland Acreage (Excluding Cropland Pastured): 2007

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  GIF

• Acres of Cropland and Pastureland Treated with Manure: 2007

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• Acres Treated with Chemicals to Control Insects: 2007

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  GIF

• Acres Treated with Chemicals to Control Nematodes: 2007

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• Acres of Crops Treated with Chemicals to Control Weeds, Grass, or Brush: 2007

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  GIF

• Acres of Crops Treated with Chemicals to Control Growth, Thin Fruit, Ripen, or Defoliate: 2007

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  GIF

• Acres Treated with Chemicals to Control Disease in Crops and Orchards: 2007

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  GIF

Ask a Specialist

If you have specific questions related to this commodity that you would like an expert to respond to, please e-mail Scott Shimmin at scott.shimmin@usda.gov or call at 202-720-0684.

Submit feedback on the Ag Chemical Use Surveys

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is accepting stakeholder feedback in the form of data series and input requests for their Agricultural Chemical Use Surveys. NASS Agricultural Chemical Use Program is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s official source of statistics about on-farm and post-harvest fertilizer and pesticide use and pest management practices. Click here to provide feedback.