SIC Industry Description

Industry: 0721—Crop Planting, Cultivating, and Protecting
Establishments primarily engaged in performing crop planting, cultivating, and protecting services. Establishments primarily engaged in complete maintenance of citrus groves, orchards, and vineyards are classified in Industry 0762. Establishments providing water for irrigation, or providing both water and irrigation services, are classified in Transportation and Public Utilities, Industry 4971.

Aerial dusting and sprayingPlanting crops, with or without fertilizing
Bracing of orchard trees and vinesPollinating
Citrus grove cultivation servicesPruning of orchard trees and vines
Cultivation services, mechanical and flameSeeding crops, with or without fertilizing
Detasseling of cornSeeding of sprouts and twigs
Disease control for crops, with or without fertilizingSpraying crops, with or without fertilizing
Dusting crops, with or without fertilizingSurgery on orchard trees and vines
Entomological service, agriculturalThinning of crops, mechanical and chemical
HoeingTrees orchard: cultivation of
Insect control for crops, with or without fertilizingTrees orchard: planting, pruning, bracing, spraying, removal, and surgery
Irrigation system operation services (not providing water)Vineyard cultivation services
Orchard cultivation servicesWeed control, crop: after planting
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
0721Crop Planting and Protection2,930
072100Crop planting and protection566
07210000Crop planting and protection566
072101Orchard tree and vine services230
07210100Orchard tree and vine services71
07210101Orchard tree and vine bracing services12
07210102Orchard tree and vine pruning services12
07210103Orchard tree and vine surgery services3
07210104Tree orchards, cultivation of99
07210105Vines, cultivation of33
072102Sprout and twig services16
07210200Sprout and twig services7
07210201Sprout and twig cultivation services7
07210202Sprout and twig seeding services2
072103Crop protecting services1,403
07210300Crop protecting services74
07210301Crop disease control services6
07210302Crop dusting services562
07210303Crop related entomological services (insect control)27
07210304Crop spraying services734
072104Crop cultivating services524
07210400Crop cultivating services59
07210401Citrus grove cultivation services44
07210402Corn detasseling services5
07210403Crop thinning (chemical) services6
07210404Crop thinning (mechanical) services7
07210405Flame cultivation services1
07210406Hoeing services2
07210407Irrigation system operation, not providing water206
07210408Mechanical cultivation services18
07210409Pollinating services22
07210410Weed control services, after planting154
072199Crop planting and protection, nec191
07219901Crop seeding services80
07219902Planting services111