Contributed by United States Department of Agriculture – NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
In New York, 81 percent of farms reported having access to the internet with 92 percent of those paying for access through a service provider. In 2021, 46 percent of farms used the internet to purchase agricultural inputs, up 4 percent from 2019. Farms using the internet to market agricultural activities was 27 percent, up 3 percent from 2019. Farms conducting business with non-agricultural websites in 2021 is 51 percent, down 9 percent from 2019.
In 2021, 63 percent of internet connected farms utilized a broadband connection while 58 percent of internet connected farms had access through a cellular data plan. Farm computer usage is 69 percent own or use a desktop or laptop computer, 41 percent own or use a tablet and 69 percent own or use a smart phone.
In New York, 26 percent of farms used precision agricultural practices to manage crops or livestock. This includes using global positioning (GPS) guidance systems, GPS yield monitoring and soil mapping, variable rate input applications, use of drones for scouting fields or monitoring livestock, electronic tagging, precision feeding, robotic milking and other modern innovations.
