Support Activities for Crop Production

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing support activities for growing crops.

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

• Artificially drying and dehydrating fruits and vegetables--are classified in Industry 31142, Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying;

  Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying31142

• Buying farm products, such as fruits or vegetables, for resale to other wholesalers or retailers, and preparing them for market or further processing--are classified in Industry 42448, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers.

  Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers42448

• Land clearing, land leveling, and earth moving for terracing, ponds, and irrigation--are classified in Industry 23891, Site Preparation Contractors;

  Site Preparation Contractors23891

• Landscaping services, such as lawn and maintenance care and ornamental tree and shrub services--are classified in Industry 56173, Landscaping Services;

  Landscaping Services56173

• Performing crop production that are generally known as farms, orchards, groves, or vineyards (including tenant farms)--are classified in the appropriate crop industry within Subsector 111, Crop Production;

  Crop Production111

• Providing support activities for forestry--are classified in Industry 11531, Support Activities for Forestry;

  Support Activities for Forestry11531

• Providing water for irrigation--are classified in Industry 22131, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems; and

  Water Supply and Irrigation Systems22131

• Stemming and redrying tobacco--are classified in Industry 31223, Tobacco Manufacturing;

  Tobacco Manufacturing31223