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

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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%).

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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%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
soc_pol

Source

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    Seven-in-ten Americans say farming is essential to societyreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-human-llm-comparison-survey-2025-172

Citation

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/reports/verasight-human-llm-comparison-survey-2025-172#how-important-do-you-think-farming-is-for-society

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
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Transparency
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