NAICS 333111 - Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
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What is NAICS 333111
NAICS code 333111 encompasses establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of agricultural and farm machinery and equipment. This includes a wide range of products such as combines, cotton ginning machinery, feed processing equipment, fertilizing machinery, and farm-type tractors and attachments. The sector also covers turf and grounds care equipment excluding lawn and garden types, supporting large-scale agricultural operations. Businesses in this sector play a crucial role in advancing modern farming technologies that improve productivity and efficiency. Government agencies contract for these goods to support agricultural research, rural development programs, and to maintain government-operated farms and agricultural facilities.
Industry Classification for NAICS 333111
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing agricultural and farm machinery and equipment, and other turf and grounds care equipment, including planting, harvesting, and grass mowing equipment (except lawn and garden-type).
Illustrative Examples:
- Combines (i.e., harvester-threshers) manufacturing
- Cotton ginning machinery manufacturing
- Feed processing equipment, farm-type, manufacturing
- Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing
- Grass mowing equipment (except lawn and garden) manufacturing
- Haying machines manufacturing
- Milking machines manufacturing
- Planting machines, farm-type, manufacturing
- Plows, farm-type, manufacturing
- Poultry brooders, feeders, and waterers manufacturing
- Tractors and attachments, farm-type, manufacturing
Breakdown for NAICS 333111
- Manufactures agricultural and farm machinery including planting, harvesting, and fertilizing equipment.
- Excludes lawn and garden-type turf and grounds care equipment.
- Includes specialized machinery like cotton ginning and milking machines.
- Typical businesses range from small manufacturers to large industrial producers.
- Government contracts often support agricultural research and rural farming operations.
Included Activities for NAICS 333111
- Manufacturing combines and harvester-threshers.
- Producing cotton ginning machinery.
- Fabricating feed processing and fertilizing equipment.
- Building farm-type tractors and attachments.
- Developing planting machines for agricultural use.
- Manufacturing grass mowing equipment (except lawn and garden).
- Producing poultry brooders, feeders, and waterers.
- Manufacturing haying and milking machines.
Business Types for NAICS 333111
- Agricultural machinery manufacturers
- Farm equipment fabricators
- Precision agriculture technology providers
- Industrial machinery producers
- Small and medium-sized manufacturing firms
Subcategories for NAICS 333111
- Bale throwers manufacturing
- Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing
- Berry harvesting machines manufacturing
- Blowers, forage, manufacturing
- Cabs for agricultural machinery manufacturing
- Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing
- Chicken brooders manufacturing
- Chicken feeders manufacturing
- Combines (i.e., harvester-threshers) manufacturing
- Corn heads for combines manufacturing
- Corn pickers and shellers manufacturing
- Cotton balers and presses manufacturing
- Cotton ginning machinery manufacturing
- Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing
- Cream separators, farm-type, manufacturing
- Crop driers manufacturing
- Cultivators, farm-type, manufacturing
- Curers, tobacco, manufacturing
- Drags, farm-type equipment, manufacturing
- Dusters, farm-type, manufacturing
- Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing
- Farm wagons manufacturing
- Feed processing equipment, farm-type, manufacturing
- Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing
- Fruit harvesting machines manufacturing
- Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery, farm-type, manufacturing
- Grain drills manufacturing
- Grain stackers manufacturing
- Grass mowing equipment (except lawn and garden) manufacturing
- Hair clippers for animal use, electric, manufacturing
- Harrows (e.g., disc, spring, tine) manufacturing
- Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing
- Hay balers and presses manufacturing
- Haying machines manufacturing
- Hog feeding and watering equipment manufacturing
- Hulling machinery, farm-type, manufacturing
- Incubators, poultry, manufacturing
- Irrigation equipment, agriculture, manufacturing
- Lawnmowers, agricultural-type, powered, manufacturing
- Milking machines manufacturing
- Nut shellers, farm-type, manufacturing
- Peanut combines (i.e., diggers, packers, threshers) manufacturing
- Planting machines, farm-type, manufacturing
- Plows, farm-type, manufacturing
- Potato diggers, harvesters, and planters manufacturing
- Poultry brooders, feeders, and waterers manufacturing
- Presses, farm-type, manufacturing
- Rakes, hay, manufacturing
- Rotary hoes manufacturing
- Rotary tillers, farm-type, manufacturing
- Seeders, farm-type, manufacturing
- Shears, powered, for use on animals, manufacturing
- Sheep shears, powered, manufacturing
- Shredders, farm-type, manufacturing
- Sod harvesting machines manufacturing
- Sprayers and dusters, farm-type, manufacturing
- Spreaders, farm-type, manufacturing
- Stalk choppers (i.e., shredders) manufacturing
- Tobacco harvester machines manufacturing
- Tomato harvesting machines manufacturing
- Tractors and attachments, farm-type, manufacturing
- Transplanters, farm-type, manufacturing
- Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fruit) manufacturing
- Wagons, farm-type, manufacturing
- Weeding machines, farm-type, manufacturing
- Windmills, farm-type, manufacturing
Government Buyers for NAICS 333111
Government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, state agricultural departments, and the Department of Defense regularly purchase farm machinery and equipment to support agricultural research stations, military farming operations, and disaster recovery efforts involving food production. Additionally, agencies involved in rural economic development and land management may procure these products to enhance agricultural productivity and maintain sustainable land use. These agencies require reliable, durable, and technologically advanced equipment to fulfill their mandates related to food security, rural development, and environmental stewardship.
Contract Types & Procurement for NAICS 333111
Contracts in this sector typically involve firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts. Procurement methods range from competitive sealed bidding to negotiated contracts depending on the complexity and customization of equipment. Contract values vary significantly, generally ranging from tens of thousands for smaller specialized equipment up to several million dollars for large-scale machinery orders or multi-year supply contracts. Government contracts often include provisions for maintenance, spare parts supply, and technical support to ensure ongoing operational readiness.
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