Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT SURVEY

SPRING WHEAT
PRODUCTION PRACTICES and
COSTS REPORT
for 2004
RESPONDENT BOOKLET

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REASONS FOR NON GM SEED VARIETY
1

Increase yields through improved pest (weed) control?

2

Decrease herbicide costs?

3

Decrease machinery costs?

4

Improve ability to use or ease of using reduced tillage or no-till
system?

5

Improve ability to use or ease of rotating crops?

6

Save management time or labor or improve ease of
management?

7

Adopt more environmentally friendly practices?

8

For some other reason?

Section B, item 14a . . . . .

LIKELIHOOD OF PLANTING GM HERBICIDE RESISTANT SEED

Section B, item 15 . . . . . . .

1

Very likely to plant

2

Somewhat likely to plant

3

Uncertain

4

Somewhat unlikely to plant

5

Very unlikely to plant

FERTILIZER / PESTICIDE APPLICATION METHODS

Section C, Column 6
&
Section D, Column 9 . . . .

1

B ROADCAST , GROUND W ITHOUT INCORPORATION

2

B ROADCAST , GROUND W ITH INCORPORATION

3

B ROADCAST , BY AIR

4

IN S EED F URROW

5

IN IRRIGATION W ATER

6

C HISEL/INJECTED OR K NIFED IN

7

B ANDED /S IDEDRESSED IN OR O VER R OW

8

F OLIAR OR D IRECTED S PRAY

9

S POT TREATMENTS (S ECTION D ONLY)

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Section C, Item 4

Common Fertilizers and Their Percent Analysis
[Enumerator Note:

If Respondent cannot report the formulation for Section C, item 4,
enter the formulations below.]
Percent
Active Ingredients
Name

FORM
N
D/L
80
D
12
D
32
D
11
D
27
D
16
L
10
L
20
D
21
L
12
G
82
L
20
D
15
D
16
D
18
D
11
D/L
40
D/L 50-70
L
28
D/L
3
5
5
5
9
Phosphate potash blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
–
–
Phosphoric acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L
–
Potassium chloride (Muriate of potash) . . . .
D
–
Potassium magnesium sulfate . . . . . . . . . .
D
–
Potassium metaphosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
–
Potassium nitrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
13
Potassium orthophosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
–
Potassium polyphosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L
–
Potassium sodium nitrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
15
Potassium solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
L
–
Potassium sulfate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
–
Sodium nitrate (Nitrate of Soda) . . . . . . . . .
D
16
Phosphate (22% & under). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
–Super phosphate (over 22% & under 40%)
D
–Triple super phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
–
Urea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
46
Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) . . . . . . . . . .
L
32
Triple super phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
––
Urea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
46
Ammonia
Ammonium metaphosphate . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ammonium nitrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ammonium phosphate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ammonium phosphate nitrate . . . . . . . . . . .
Ammonium phosphate sulfate (APS) . . . . .
Ammonium polyphosphate (APP) . . . . . . . .
Ammonium polysulfide (Ammonium Sulfate)
Ammonium sulfate nitrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ammonium thiosulphate solution . . . . . . . .
Anhydrous ammonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aqua ammonia (Ammonium Hydroxide) . . .
Calcium ammonium nitrate . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diammonium phosphate sulfur . . . . . . . . . .
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) . . . . . . . . .
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) . . . . . .
Natralene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nitrogen blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nitrogen solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NPKS Blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P 2O 5
–
51
–
48
14
20
34
–
–
–
–
–
–
40
46
52
–
–
–
9
10
10
15
23
18
26
54
–
–
55
–
45
50
–
–
–
–
19
30
46
––46
–

K 2O
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
––
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18
15
30
30
30
36
26
–
60
22
37
44
40
35
14
14
50
–
––––––
–

RANGE
15-16%N

RANGE

32-34%N
14-15%P
13-16%N
10-11%N
20-21%N
20-26%N

16-30%N
15-16%N
15-16%N
16-21%N
11-13%N
15-16%N
47-81%N
7-58%N

20-39%P
34-37%P

39-41%P
46-53%P
48-62%P

2-75%P
60-62%K
55-57%P

37-38%K

30-60%P
40-60%P
14-15%K
13-15%K
50-53%K
15-16%N
16-22%P
23-39%P
40-54%P
45-46%N
28-32%N
40-54%P
45-46%N

30-50%K
22-48%K

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CHEMICALS and PESTICIDES for W HEAT, All
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Desiccant; MG = Growth Regulator
AS; Aqueous Suspension, D; Dust, DF; Dry flowable, DG; W ater-Dispersible Granules, E or EC; Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES; Emulsifiable
solution, F or L; Flowable, G or GR; Granular, L; Liquid, LV; Low volatility, M or ME; Microencapsalted, P; Pellets, S: Solution, SL; Slurry, SP;
Soluble powder, W or W P; W ettable powder, W DG or W G; W ater-Dispersible Granules, W SP; W ater-soluble packet

D/L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
D
D
D
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
D
L
D
D

Class Code
H
4758
H
4351
H
4377
H
4664
H
4444
H
4443
H
4204
H
4221
H
4480
H
4265
H
4453
H
4004
H
4299
H
4298
H
4657
H
4859
H
4123
H
4390
H
4133
H
4327
H
4136
H
4617
H
4808
H
4655
H
4864
H
4856
H
4153
H
4155
H
4024
H
4465
H
4469
H
4875
H
4365
H
4180
I
1029
H
4820
H
4855
H
4205
H
4210
H
4211
H
4214

Product Name
2,4-D Amine
2,4-D/Agsco 400 (EC)
2,4-D/Amine 4
2,4-D/Amine 6
2,4-D/Class 40A
2,4-D/Class LV4
2,4-D/Esteron 99 Concentrate
2,4-D/Hi-Dep
2,4-D/LV 6
2,4-D/Salvo
2,4-D/See 2,4-D (Ester)
2,4-D/W eedar 64A
2,4-D/W eedone LV6
2,4/D/W eedone LV4
Achieve 40DG
Ally Extra
Ally XP (60DF)
Amber
Assert (2.5EC)
Banvel SGF (2EC)
Banvel (4L)
Banvel + 2,4-D
Barrage
Bromox/MCPA 2 - 2
Bronate
Bronate Advanced
Bronate (4EC)
Buckle (G)
Buctril (2EC)
Cheyenne FM (container #2)
Clarity 4L
Clear-Out 41 Plus / Gly Star Plus
Curtail M (EC)
Curtail (EC)
Dimethoate 4EC
Discover
Everest
Express (DF)
Fallow Master
Far-Go Granular (10%)
Finesse (DF)

D/L
L
L
D
L
L
D
D
L
L
L
L
L
D
L
L
L
L
L

Class
F
I
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
I
H
H
H
H
H
H
I
H

Code
7254
1374
4125
4882
4580
4139
4137
4065
4229
1069
4818
4826
4791
4293
4292
4878
1363
4138

D
L
D
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
L
L
L
D

H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
H
F
H
H
I
I
H
H

4569
4581
4750
4262
4700
4093
4315
4561
4763
4857
4865
4096
4628
4863
4819
4486
7076
4281
4111
1553
1435
4003
4471

Product Name
Folicur
Fury 1.5 EC
Glean FC (75DF)
Gly Star Plus
Glyfos X-TRA
Harmony Extra (DF)
Harmony GT
Hoelon 3EC
Landmaster BW
Lorsban 4E
LV 4 2,4-D Ester
LV 400 2,4-D W eed Killer
Maverick
MCP 4 Ester
MCP Amine 4
MCPA Amine
Mustang
Oracle Dicamba
Agricultural Herbicide
Peak
Puma 1EC
Rave
Rhonox (EC)
Roundup Custom
Roundup Original
Roundup Original RT
Roundup Ultra
Roundup Ultra Max
RT Master
Salvo
Sencor DF (75%)
Starane EC
Starane + Sword
Starane+Salvo
Sword
Tilt
Tordon 22K (2EC)
Treflan TR-10
W arrior T
W arrior (1EC)
W eedar 64
X-TRA
(Cheyenne container #1)

Conversion Codes for Liquid & Dry Products
Liquid Products
1 Gallon = 4 Quarts
1 Quart = 2 Pints
1 Pint
= 16 Fluid Ounces
Dry Products
1 Pound = 16 Dry Ounces
1 Ounce = 28.3 Grams
1 Pound = 453 Gram s

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PEST MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SOURCES
1 County, Cooperative, or University Extension Advisor, Publications or Demonstrations
2 Farm Supply or Chemical Dealer
3 Commercial Scouting Service
4 Independent Crop Consultant or Pest Control Advisor/Custom Applicator
5 Other Growers or Producers
Section E, item 33 . . . . .
6 Producer Associations, Newsletters or Trade Magazines
7 Electronic Information Services (DTN, Internet, W orld W ide W eb, etc.)
8 Employee Pest Advisor
9 Other - (Specify ________________________ )
10 None - Operator used no outside information source

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Section F, item 3

MACHINERY and IMPLEMENT CODES

PLOWS and DISKS
01 Chisel Plow (Big Ox)
02 Coulter Plow
(Coulter Chisel, Soil
Saver, Soil Conserver)
03 Deep Ripper
(Knife, Bed Knife, Slide)
04 Disk Plow
Moldboard
05 -Regular
06 -Two-way
07 Stubble-mulch
(Noble, Sweeps, Hoeme
Plow, Muckeroy Plow)
08 Subsoiler
(Chisel, Ripper, V-ripper)
09 Disk-chisel
(Mulch Tiller)
Offset Disk
10 -Heavy Disk
11 -Light Disk
12 One-way Disk
(Disk Tiller)
13 Single Disk
Tandem Disk
14 -Plowing
15 -Regular
16 Paraplow
PACKERS
51Culti-packer
(Pulverizer, Crow-foot,
Serrated, Ring, Spiral)
Roller-packer
52 -Attachment
53 -Smooth & Flat

MISCELLANEOUS TILLAGE
61 Land-all, Do-all Mix-n-till, Till-all
(Disk, Shovels, Reel & Spikes)
62 Mulch Treader, Picker,
Treader, Skew
63 Roto-tiller
64 Roterra (Roto-spike, Lely)
65 Sand-fighter
66 Soil Finisher
(Finishing Tool, Mulch Finisher
Tri-tiller, Task Master)
67 Root Crown Puller

CULTIVATORS
21 Field Cultivator
(Regular Digger,
Triple K, Danish Tined,
Swedish Tined,
Incorporated, S-tine,
Cultivator,
Vibra-shank Harrow,
Lilliston Tiller)
22 Furrow-out
23 Rotary Hoe
(Crust Buster)
Row
24 -Disk Sweep, Shovel
25 -Rolling, Rotary
Field Cultivator
26 -Heavy Duty
(Duckfoot Cultivator)
27 Marker
28 Fallow Master
BEDDERS-SHAPERS
41 Bedder (Shaper)
Bedshaper, Crowder)
42 Bed Shaper
Disk
43 -Hipper
44 -Row
45 Float
46 Lister (Middle-buster)
47 Rotovator-bedder
48 Seedbed Roller
(Flat Roller)
49 Sub-soil Bedder
(Ripper-hipper)
50 Discovator

FERTILIZER APPLICATORS
71 Aerial (Airplane)
72 Attachment to Implement
73 Manure Spreader
74 Self-propelled
75 Truck Spreader
Tractor Mounted
7 -Anhydrous
77 -Dry
78 -Liquid
Trailer Mounted
79 -Anhydrous
80 -Dry
81 -Liquid

HARROWS (DRAGS)
30 Heavy Harrow
31 Field Conditioner
(Scratcher,
Seed Bed Conditioner,
Soil Conditioner,
Ground Hog)
32 Finishing
(Harrogator, Spiral,
Roller, Knives, Shanks,
Pegs, Smoother)
33 Flex-tine Tooth
(Coil Tine)
34 Multi-weeder
(Cultivator & Harrow)
35 Rail, Pipe, Log, Plank
36 Rod W eeder
37 Roller (Culti-mulcher,
Pulvi-mulcher,
Crumbler,
Packer-mulcher,
Packer & Shanks)
38 Spike Tooth
39 Spring Tooth
40 Powered Spike Tooth
Harrow
PLANTERS
111 Bedder-shaper Planter
112 Lister-bedder
113 No-till, Minimum Till,
(Ripper Planter)
114 Conventional,
Regular (Tye, Flex)
115 Air Delivery/vacuum
116 Ridge till

CHEMICAL APPLICATORS
91 Aerial (Airplane)
92 Attachment to Implement
93 Largest Self-propelled
(Or Large Truck)
94 Motorcycle/atv Sprayer
95 Small Self-propelled
(Spra-coupe, Hi-cycle)
96 Small Truck (Skid Mounted)
97 Tractor Mounted
98 Trailer Mounted

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DRILLS and SEEDERS
101 Aerial Seeding
102 Broadcast Seeder
Drill
103 -Air Delivery
104 -Lister Disk
105 -No-till,
Minimum till
106 -Plain
107 -Press, Disk or Hoe

LAND FORMING EQUIPMENT
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
180

HARVESTING EQUIPMENT

181
182
183

Backhoe
Disk Border Maker
Ditch Closer
Ditched
Levee Plow Disk
Quarter Drain Machine
Rear Mounted Blade
Corrugator
(Furrow Dicer,
Dammar Dicer, Dicer)
Land Plane Leveler
(W ater Leveler)
Laser Planer, Laser Leveler
Gate Setter
Bull Dozer

Small Grains/Row Crops Combine
121
122
123
124
125

-Hillside
-Self-propelled, 2wd
-Self-propelled, 4wd
-Track
-PTO/motor Mounted

Windrow er-swather
126 -(Grain/hay)pto
127 -(Grain/hay)
Self-propelled
133 Corn Picker
134 Hand Harvesting

PTO
WD

- Power Take-off
- W heel Drive

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
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For implements codes 171-183,
enter Total Hours Operated in the
column labeled Total Acres
Covered. Total Acres Covered is
n o t m e an in gfu l fo r th es e
implements.

MOWERS and BALERS
141 Amish Harvester
Bale Wagon
142 -Pto
143 -Self-propelled
144 Bale Loader
Baler
145 -Motor Mounted
146 -PTO (Large)
147 -PTO (Small)
148 -Self-propelled
149 Mower-chopper-Rotary
150 -Conditioner/PTO
151 -Self-propelled
152 -Drum-disk
153 -Flail
154 -Sickle
Rake
155 -Dump
156 -Side Delivery
157 -W heel
158 Stack Mower
159 Stacker, Automatic
160 Front End Loader

OTHER IMPLEMENTS
191
192
193
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207

Burn Buggy
Chaff/straw Saver
Electric-discharge W eed Killer
Off-field Thresher
Rock Picker
Rock W indrower or Rake
Rodent (Gopher) Killer
Roller Groover
Rubber-wheeled W eed Puller
Flail Shredder
Rotary Shredder
Silage Harvester
Stalk Shredder, Stalk Cutter
Swath Roller
Tractor or Truck - No
Attachments
223 Flame Thrower

HAULING EQUIPMENT
Trailers
194 General Purpose W agon or
Cart
195 Hay W agon
208 Gravity W agon
209 Grain Cart with Auger
221 Forage W agon
222 Dump W agon
220 Other Trailers
Trucks
301 -Single Axle
302 -Tandem Axle
303 -Tri-Axle
304 -Semi
305 Other Trucks

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SECTION G, IRRIGATION TYPE CODES
PRESSURE SYSTEMS

GRAVITY SYSTEMS

1

H AND -MOVE

10

S IPHON T UBE from unlined ditches

2

S OLID OR P ERMANENT S ET

11

S IPHON T UBE from lined ditches

3

S IDE R OLL OR W HEEL L INE

12

P ORTAL S YSTEM from unlined ditches

4

C ENTER P IVOT OR L INEAR M OVE
with sprinklers on main line

13

P ORTAL S YSTEM from lined ditches

5

C ENTER P IVOT OR L INEAR M OVE
with sprinklers below main line,
but more than 2 feet above ground

14

A NY P OLY P IPE S YSTEM

6

C ENTER P IVOT OR L INEAR M OVE
with sprinklers less than 2 feet above ground

15

G ATED P IPE
(not poly pipe)

7

B IG G UN

16

IMPROVED G ATED P IPE
(surge flow or cablegation not poly pipe)

8

L OW F LOW IRRIGATION
(drip, trickle or micro sprinkler)

17

S UBIRRIGATION

9

O THER - S PECIFY

18

OPEN DISCHARGE FROM W ELL OR PUMP

19

O THER - S PECIFY

RUN-OFF CODES

Section G, item 9 . . . . . . . . . .

1

Retained at the end of the field?

2

Re-used to irrigate on the farm?

3

Collected in evaporation ponds on the farm?

4

Drained from the farm?

5

There is no runoff.