Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service and National Agricultural Statistics Service
The Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service (MASS), a division of the MDA, in conjunction with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), conducts periodic surveys of major crop producers that collect information on pesticide use and use rates. Survey respondents are randomly selected, and the reported results are based on advanced standardized statistical analyses conducted by NASS nationwide. The MDA also works cooperatively with MASS/NASS to conduct specialized pesticide use surveys.
- 2021 Pesticide Use on Sugarbeets in Minnesota (PDF)
- 2019 Pesticide Usage on Corn and Soybeans Grown in Minnesota (PDF)
- 2018 Pesticide Usage on Wheat and Hay Grown in Minnesota (PDF)
- 2016 Pesticide Usage on Soybeans and Wheat Grown in Minnesota (PDF)
- Insecticide Applications on Minnesota's 2016 Soybean Acres (PDF)
- MASS/NASS annual chemical usage reports, including pesticide use and use rate information for Minnesota
- Historic data is available through the NASS Quick Stats online database
Archived Reports
The following reports have been archived and are available upon request.
- 2015 Pesticide Usage on Corn and Hay Grown in Minnesota
- Herbicide Selection and Management Practices Associated with Minnesota's 2014 Corn Production
- 2013 Pesticide Usage on Four Major Crops in Minnesota
- Herbicide Selection & Management Practices Associated with Minnesota's 2012 Corn Production
- 2011 Pesticide Usage on Four Major Crops in Minnesota
- Herbicide Selection & Management Practices Associated with Minnesota's 2010 Corn Production
- Herbicide Selection & Management Practices Associated with Minnesota's 2008 Corn Production
- Herbicide Selection and Management Practices Associated with Minnesota’s 2006 Corn Production
- 2003 Pesticide Usage on Four Major Minnesota Crops - MDA/NASS
- Expanded Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Pesticide Use Data: A Pilot Project Using Data from the 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Study of the National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy
The National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) is a non-profit research organization with a variety of programs, including research on pesticide use. The NCFAP published several papers synthesizing pesticide use information in 1997 and a comparison of changes in pesticide use during a 5-year period from 1992-1997. In conjunction with these publications, the organization developed a NCFAP pesticide use database that can be searched by state, crop and pesticide.
