Industry Description
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--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating are:
- Chemical treatment of soil for crops
- Pollinating
- Cultivation services
- Planting crops
- Seeding crops
- Entomological service, agricultural
- Transplanting services
- Orchard cultivation services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery)
- Insect control for crops
- Pruning of orchard trees and vines
- Thinning of crops, mechanical and chemical
- Weed control services for crops
- Vineyard cultivation services
- Dusting crops
- Spraying crops
- Bracing of orchard trees and vines
- Detasseling corn
- Seed bed preparing
- Spreading lime for crops
- Plowing
- Pest control services, agricultural
- Hoeing
- Disease control for crops
- Crop spraying
- Fertilizer application for crops
- Citrus grove cultivation services
- Surgery on trees and vines
- Aerial crop dusting or spraying (i.e., using specialized or dedicated aircraft)
- Crop dusting
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Crop Services in the US (11511)
Revenue 2025
$32.4bn
Growth 2025
-0.51%
Key Trends
As farms with surpluses still required services to maintain their crops and avoid long-term production declines, profit ultimately grew
As states implemented shelter-in-place policies, demand for agricultural products shifted from restaurants to grocery stores
Crop prices set by farmers are expected to increase
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Mulching and seeding burned forests from the air in support of reforestation or on an emergency basis--are classified in Industry 115310, Support Activities for Forestry;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Providing water for irrigation--are classified in Industry 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems.
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NAICS Cross Reference
Land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation--are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors; and
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NAICS Hierarchy 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
NAICS Code 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating sits in the 2-digit Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 11
Sector Title: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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1111 Oilseed and Grain Farming
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11111 Soybean Farming
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11112 Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming
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11113 Dry Pea and Bean Farming
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11114 Wheat Farming
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11115 Corn Farming
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11116 Rice Farming
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11119 Other Grain Farming
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1112 Vegetable and Melon Farming
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11121 Vegetable and Melon Farming
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1113 Fruit and Tree Nut Farming
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11131 Orange Groves
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11132 Citrus (except Orange) Groves
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11133 Noncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut Farming
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1114 Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production
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11141 Food Crops Grown Under Cover
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11142 Nursery and Floriculture Production
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1119 Other Crop Farming
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11191 Tobacco Farming
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11192 Cotton Farming
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11193 Sugarcane Farming
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11194 Hay Farming
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11199 All Other Crop Farming
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1121 Cattle Ranching and Farming
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11211 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots
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11212 Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
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11213 Dual-Purpose Cattle Ranching and Farming
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1122 Hog and Pig Farming
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11221 Hog and Pig Farming
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1123 Poultry and Egg Production
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11231 Chicken Egg Production
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11232 Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production
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11233 Turkey Production
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11234 Poultry Hatcheries
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11239 Other Poultry Production
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1124 Sheep and Goat Farming
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11241 Sheep Farming
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11242 Goat Farming
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1125 Aquaculture
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1129 Other Animal Production
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11291 Apiculture
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11292 Horses and Other Equine Production
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11293 Fur-Bearing Animal and Rabbit Production
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11299 All Other Animal Production
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1131 Timber Tract Operations
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11311 Timber Tract Operations
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1132 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
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11321 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
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1133 Logging
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11331 Logging
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1141 Fishing
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1142 Hunting and Trapping
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11421 Hunting and Trapping
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1151 Support Activities for Crop Production
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1152 Support Activities for Animal Production
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11521 Support Activities for Animal Production
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1153 Support Activities for Forestry
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11531 Support Activities for Forestry
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