AGRICULTURE Companies in United States
Approximately 368,638 real businesses classified under Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing in United States, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 368,638 real businesses operate in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector across United States. Agriculture looks like the simplest sector to verify — a farm, a name, a plot of land. It rarely is. Ownership here often runs through family trusts, cooperatives, and, in many jurisdictions, foreign-land-ownership restrictions that route control through a domestic holding entity instead of the operator you would expect. The sector spans crop and livestock farms, forestry and logging operators, and commercial fisheries and aquaculture producers feeding raw commodities into much longer supply chains. For due diligence, the real exposure is not the farm gate — it is the subsidy filings, land-registry disclosures, and supply-chain traceability rules sitting on top of it.
100 companies in this sector are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies in United States follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
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Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Agriculture in the United States is tracked through the USDA’s periodic Census of Agriculture rather than a continuously-updated national registry: the 2022 Census (USDA NASS, released February 2024) counted 1.9 million farms and ranches, down 7% from 2017, averaging 463 acres across 880 million total acres of farmland and producing $543 billion in agricultural products, up from $389 billion in 2017. A genuinely distinctive structural fact: 95% of US farms remain family-owned and operated, controlling 84% of all farmland — corporate consolidation has not displaced the family-farm model to the degree sometimes assumed.
Regulatory oversight is genuinely fragmented across three federal agencies rather than one: the USDA administers farm-support programs and inspects meat, poultry, and eggs through its Food Safety and Inspection Service; the FDA regulates the safety of roughly 80% of the remaining US food supply under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, including its 2016 Produce Safety Rule; and the EPA regulates agricultural pesticide use under FIFRA. Counterparties verify which specific federal agency — plus the relevant state agriculture department — actually governs a given agricultural counterparty’s activity, rather than assuming a single regulator covers the whole sector.
What changed recently
Sector-specific developments that change how this data is used. Each carries a verification date so it can be refreshed on a schedule.
The EU deforestation rules apply from 30 December 2026
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires operators placing cattle, wood, cocoa, coffee, palm oil or soya on the EU market to prove their supply chains are deforestation-free. After two postponements — originally due 30 December 2024, then pushed to 30 December 2025 — the Council of the EU adopted a further revision in December 2025 moving the application date for all operators to 30 December 2026, with an additional six-month allowance for micro and small operators to 30 June 2027. For United States operators and exporters supplying the EU market, this is now the operative compliance deadline.
Source: Council of the EU, 18 December 2025 · Last verified 10 October 2026.
Who uses United States agriculture, forestry and fishing ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
USDA Census of Agriculture Verification
1.9 million farms and ranches operate in the US (2022 Census of Agriculture, USDA NASS), 95% family-owned, producing $543 billion in agricultural products; counterparties verify a farm operation’s actual current standing directly given there is no single national farm registry beyond this periodic census.
Three-Agency Regulatory-Split Awareness
No single "ministry of agriculture" exists — USDA runs farm subsidies and inspects meat/poultry/eggs via FSIS, the FDA regulates roughly 80% of other food products under the Food Safety Modernization Act, and the EPA regulates pesticides under FIFRA; counterparties verify which specific federal agency actually governs a given agricultural counterparty’s activity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies are registered in United States?
Approximately 368,638 real businesses operate under Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing in United States.
What does the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector include in United States?
Agriculture looks like the simplest sector to verify — a farm, a name, a plot of land. It rarely is. Ownership here often runs through family trusts, cooperatives, and, in many jurisdictions, foreign-land-ownership restrictions that route control through a domestic holding entity instead of the operator you would expect. The sector spans crop and livestock farms, forestry and logging operators, and commercial fisheries and aquaculture producers feeding raw commodities into much longer supply chains. For due diligence, the real exposure is not the farm gate — it is the subsidy filings, land-registry disclosures, and supply-chain traceability rules sitting on top of it.
How is company ownership disclosed for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies in United States?
The same national framework applies here as for every other sector in United States — there is no sector-specific beneficial-ownership regime for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
Can I see all industries present in United States?
Yes — the United States company directory lists every industry with recorded companies for that jurisdiction, alongside the full beneficial-ownership overview for United States.
Can I see Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies in other countries?
Yes — the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector directory lists every country with recorded Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies on Zavia.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies in United States over time?
A directory listing is a snapshot, not a live feed. Zavia's monitoring API tracks changes to registered shareholders, officers, and group structure for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies in United States going forward, flagging updates as they are filed instead of requiring a manual recheck.
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