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Seven-in-ten Americans say farming is essential to society

Dec 3–8, 2025 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.2%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Dec. 3 to 8, 2025, 70% of Americans said farming is extremely important, or essential, for society's well-being.

Another 23% said farming is very important, 5% said it is moderately important, and 1% said it is slightly important. Few Americans said it is not important at all (1%).

Topline scale

70% of Americans say farming is essential to society.

How important do you think farming is for society?

Extremely important – Farming is essential for society's well-being
69.7%
Very important – Farming plays a major role in providing food and resources
23.1%
Moderately important – Farming contributes, but other sectors are equally critical
5.2%
Not important at all – Farming’s role is minimal in today’s world
1.2%
Slightly important – Farming has a limited impact on society
0.8%

n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
Source report · Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172 ↗

Methodology

Full methodology →
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesDec 3–8, 2025
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.2%
Modulesoc_pol
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    How important do you think farming is for society?

    reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic

Cite this question

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#importance-of-farming-for-society