QID 2006 Vegetable Chemical Use Survey

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Project 136			OMB No. 0535-0218 Approval Expires 9/30/2008
	2006 VEGETABLE CHEMICAL USE SURVEY						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				U.S Department of Agriculture Rm. 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-2000 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090
						California Enterprise

VERSION 01

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CONTACT RECORD
DATE	TIME	NOTES

INTRODUCTION:

[Introduce yourself, and ask for the operator. Rephrase in your own words.]

We are collecting information on chemical use and need your help to make the information as accurate as possible. Authority for collection of information on the Vegetable Chemical Use Survey is Title 7, Section 2204 of the U.S. Code. This information will be used for analysis and to compile and publish estimates for your state and the United States. Response to this survey is confidential and voluntary.

We encourage you to refer to your records during the interview.

BEGINNING TIME [MILITARY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		004 __ __ __ __
	Name___________________________________________
	Address_________________________________________
	_________________________________________
	Phone(_____)___________________________________
[Name, address and partners verified and updated if necessary.

During the screening phase of the Vegetable Chemical Use Survey conducted in June and July, your operation was found to be growing or intending to grow vegetables this year. I now need to verify some of the information collected during the screening survey.

[If operation grew no target vegetables for the 2006 crop year, conclude interview.]

Verify “Reporting Unit’ collected during Phase 1 from acreage insert.

• If “Reporting Unit” has NOT changed and is a “1”, go to page 4.

• If “Reporting Unit” has NOT changed but is greater than 1, go to page 2.

• If “Reporting Unit” has changed write notes documenting changes and continue.

SCREENING

1. Did this operation have any acres of target vegetables during the 2006 crop year? (Refer to list on bottom of page 6, VEGETABLE ACREAGE Section B.)
YES - [Continue with item 2.]
NO – [Write notes explaining situation then go to page 3, CHANGE IN OPERATION.]
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Are the day-to-day decisions for this (name on label) operation made by--- [Check one.]
one individual? [Go to California Screening, page 4.]
a hired manager? [Go to California Screening, page 4.]
partners? [Continue.]
		NUMBER
3. How many individuals are involved in the day-to-day decisions for this operation? [Enter the number of partners, including operator, then obtain or verify partner names below.] (Partners jointly operate land and share in decision making. Do not include landlords and tenants as partners.). . . . . . . . . . . .

4. [Complete partner boxes below if the respondent is in partnership.]
Please identify the other person(s) in this partnership, then go to California Screening, page 4. [Verify partners’ names and make necessary corrections if names have already been entered.]
PARTNERS	POID__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __				PARTNERS	POID__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
PARTNER NAME					PARTNER NAME
ADDRESS					ADDRESS
CITY		STATE	ZIP	PHONE NUMBER	CITY		STATE	ZIP	PHONE NUMBER
PARTNERS	POID__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __				PARTNERS	POID__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
PARTNER NAME					PARTNER NAME
ADDRESS					ADDRESS
CITY		STATE	ZIP	PHONE NUMBER	CITY		STATE	ZIP	PHONE NUMBER

CHANGE IN OPERATION

1. Is anyone else now operating the land you [operation on face page] formerly operated?
NO - [Complete Conclusion on back page.]
YES – [Complete name and address information below for new operator and read enumerator note.]
_____________________________________________________			Name_______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________			Address_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________			Phone (____)_________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________			POID________________________________________________________
[ENUMERATOR NOTE:	If the operation on face page was in business any part of the 2006 crop year, complete this questionnaire for the part of the year during which the operation did business. If the operation was out of business for the entire 2006 crop year, conclude the interview.]

CALIFORNIA SCREENING

1. What ID (pesticide permit number) does this operation use for reporting pesticide applications on the target crops’ acres to the County Agricultural Commissioners?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

COUNTY NUMBER

2. Is this ID used to report pesticide applications for any other operation(s)?

YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to item 3.]

a. What other operation(s) is this ID used to report for?

Name______________________________________________________

Name______________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________

Phone ( )_____________________________________________

Phone ( )_____________________________________________

3. Does this operation use any OTHER ID’s to report pesticide applications on the target crops’ acres to the County Agricultural Commissioners?

YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to Section A, page 5.]

COUNTY NUMBER

a. What are these other ID numbers?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Do you use any of these ID’s to report pesticide applications for any other operation(s)?

YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to Section A, page 5.]

(1) What other operation(s) use this ID for reporting? [Identify operation and ID]

Name______________________________________________________

Name______________________________________________________

Reporting ID_______________________________________________

Reporting ID_______________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________

Phone ( )______________________________________________

Phone ( )______________________________________________

A

LAND OPERATED

A

2006 TOTAL ACRES OPERATED
1. Considering the farmstead, all cropland, pastureland, wasteland, wetland, woodland and government program land, how many Total Acres does this operation---
	ACRES
a. Own?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	901	. ___
b. Rent from others? (Exclude land used on an AUM basis.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +	902	. ___
c. Rent to others? (Include privately owned/rented land administered by a public agency through exchange-of-use.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-	905	. ___
2. Total Acres Operated: [item 1a + 1b -1c]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =	900	. ___
3. Of the total [item 2] acres operated, how many acres are considered Cropland? (Include land in hay and cropland in government programs.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	802	.___
4. Of the total [item 2] acres operated, how many acres are vegetables? (Include both target and non-target vegetables planted on the operation.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .=	803 . ___

B

VEGETABLE ACREAGE

B

1. What target vegetables were on these [Section A, item 2] acres during the 2006 crop year?												T-TYPE 1				TABLE 001
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	1		2			3		4		5	6				7
L I N E			CROP CODE			How many acres of [crop] did this operation have?		Were any commercial fertilizers applied to this crop?		Were any herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. applied to this crop?	On what date did you complete harvest of your 2005 crop year on these (column 3) acres?				On what date did you complete harvest of your 2006 crop year [crop]?
	CROP					ACRES		[YES = 1]		[YES = 1]	MM DD YY				MM DD YY
01			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
02			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
03			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
04			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
05			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
06			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
07			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
08			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
09			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
10			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
11			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
12			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
13			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
14			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
15			101			102	.___	108		109	110				111
CALIFORNIA – CROP CODES
102		ASPARAGUS			CARROTS				13	HONEYDEW				SQUASH
		BEANS, SNAP		2107	FRESH MARKET					LETTUCE			1188	SQUASH, SUMMER
2131		FRESH MARKET		4107	PROCESSING				117	HEAD			3188	SQUASH, WINTER
104		BROCCOLI		109	CELERY				149	OTHER, includes Romaine			74	STRAWBERRIES
		CABBAGE			CORN, SWEET				120	ONIONS, BULB				TOMATOES
2106		FRESH MARKET		2110	FRESH MARKET				126	PEPPERS, BELL			2134	FRESH MARKET
4		CANTALOUPE			CUCUMBERS				128	PUMPKINS			4134	PROCESSING
108		CAULIFLOWER		2111	FRESH MARKET					SPINACH			33	WATERMELONS
				114	GARLIC				2132	FRESH MARKET

B

VEGETABLE ACREAGE

B

L I N E	CAL – EPA SITE LOCATION NUMBER (If Required)
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
INCLUDES AND EXCLUDES
INCLUDE: TARGET CROPS ONLY All acreage equal to or greater than one tenth of an acre. All acreage for processing or fresh market. All acreage for roadside stands, farmer’s markets or U-pick sales. Acreage not harvested due to weather, economic or other reasons. Crops planted in the fall of 2005 if they were part of the 2006 crop. Double Cropping.					EXCLUDE: ALL CROPS GROWN IN ANOTHER STATE. All crops grown in greenhouses and hothouses. All vegetables grown for commercial transplanting. HOME GARDEN vegetable acreage. All mushrooms, potatoes, sweetpotatoes, dry beans. All vegetable acres grown by institutional, experimental, research and university farms. Non-target vegetables.

C

FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS

C

		Enumerator Note--- If column 4 of the table in Section B is YES for any crops, continue with item 1. If column 4 of the table in Section B is NO for all crops, go to Section E, page 10.
1. I need to record complete information on all commercial fertilizers applied to the target vegetables you grew during the 2006 crop year. Include all applications regardless of how they were applied. (Irrigation water, foliar applications, etc.) [Record amount of analysis of fertilizers applied or pounds of actual plant nutrients applied. Complete the table below (and any necessary supplemental fertilizer tables).]									T-TYPE 002			TABLE 001
									OFFICE USE LINES IN TABLE
									LINE 99			299
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9			10
L I N E	CROP	CROP CODE	N I T R O G E N N	P H O S P H A T E P205	P O T A S H K20	S U L F U R S	How much was applied per acre per application? [Leave this column blank if actual nutrients were reported.]	UNIT CODES 1 Pounds 12 Gallons 13 Quarts 15 Liquid Oz. 28 Dry Oz. 19 ACTUAL NUTRIENTS		How many acres was this applied to? ACRES			How many times was it applied? NUMBER
01		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
02		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
03		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
04		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
05		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
06		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
07		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
08		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
09		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
10		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
11		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
12		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
13		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
14		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
15		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
16		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208
17		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206		207 . ___			208

C

FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS

C

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
L I N E	CROP	CROP CODE	N I T R O G E N N	P H O S P H A T E P205	P O T A S H K20	S U L P H U R S	How much was applied per acre per application? [Leave this column blank if actual nutrients were reported.]	UNIT CODES 1 Pounds 12 Gallons 13 Quarts 15 Liquid Oz. 28 Dry Oz. 19 Actual Nutrients	How many acres was this applied to? ACRES	How many times was it applied? NUMBER
18		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
19		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
20		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
21		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
22		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
23		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
24		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
25		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
26		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
27		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
28		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
29		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
30		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
31		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
32		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
33		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
34		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
35		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
36		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
37		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
38		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
39		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208
40		201	202	203	204	214	205 . ___	206	207 . ___	208

E

PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

E

Now I have some questions about pest management practices you may have used on any of the total vegetable acres on this operation (Include both target and non-target vegetable crops grown.) By pests, we mean insects, weeds, and diseases.				T-TYPE			TABLE				LINE
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1. [Enumerator Action: Were any chemicals reported in Section B, column 5?]
YES - [Continue.]		No - [Go to item 5.]
									CODE
2. Was weather data used to assist in determining either the need or when to make pesticide applications?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					YES = 1				600
3. Were any biological pesticides such as Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis), insect growth regulators (Courier, intrepid, etc.) neem or other natural/biological based products sprayed or applied to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					YES = 1				601
4. Were pesticides with different mechanisms of action rotated or tank mixed for the primary purpose of keeping pests from becoming resistant to pesticides?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					YES = 1				602
									CODE
5. In 2006 , how were your vegetable acres primarily scouted for insects, weeds, diseases and/or beneficial organisms--	1 By deliberately going to the vegetable acres specifically for scouting activities? (Enter code 1 and go to item 6.) 2 By conducting general observations while performing routine tasks? (Enter code 2 and go to item 8.) 3 The vegetable acres were not scouted? (Enter code 3 and go to item 11.)		. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						608
								CODE
6. Was an established scouting process used (systemic sampling, recording counts, etc.) or were insect traps used on any vegetable acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						YES = 1			609
7. Was scouting for pests done on these vegetable acres due to---										CODE
a. a pest advisory warning?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						YES = 1			610
b. a pest development model?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						YES = 1			611

1		2
		[If column 1 = YES, ask---] Who did the majority of the scouting for [column 1]— Operator, partner or family member An employee Farm supply or chemical dealer Independent crop consultant or commercial scout Other, (specify _______________________________)
8. Were your vegetable acres scouted for ---	YES = 1	CODE
a. weeds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	612	614
b. insects and mites?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	615	617
c. disease?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	618	620

E

PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

E

									CODE
9. Were written or electronic records kept to track the activity or numbers of weeds, insects or diseases?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	623
10. Was scouting data compared to published information on infestation thresholds to determine when to take measures to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	624
11. Was field mapping data used for making pest management decisions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	625
12. Were the services of a diagnostic laboratory used for pest identification or soil or plant tissue pest analysis?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	626
13. Were crop residues plowed down or removed to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	627
14. Were crops rotated during the 3 years for the purpose of managing pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	628
15. Were ground covers, mulches, or other physical barriers maintained to manage pest problems?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	629
16. Was a crop variety chosen because it had resistance to a specific pest?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	630
17. Was no-till or minimum till used to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	631
18. Were planting locations planned to avoid infestation of pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	632
19. Were planting or harvesting dates adjusted to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	633
20. Were row spacing or plant density adjusted to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	634
21. Was a trap crop grown to help manage insects?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	635
22. Were any beneficial organisms (insects, nematodes, fungi) applied or released to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	636
23. Were floral lures, attractants, repellants, pheromone traps or other biological pest controls used on any fruit acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	637
24. Were any vegetable acres cultivated for weed control during the growing season?. . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	640
25. Were field edges, lanes, ditches, roadways or fence lines chopped, mowed, plowed, or burned to manage pests on any fruit acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	642
26. Were equipment and implements cleaned after completing field work to reduce the spread of pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	643
27. Were any vegetable acres irrigated for the 2006 crops?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	644
[If item 27 = YES, ask---]
a. Were water management practices (excluding chemigation) such as irrigation scheduling, controlled drainage, or treatment of retention water used to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .								YES = 1	645
	COMPLETION CODE for FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS			COMPLETION CODE for PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS			COMPLETION CODE for PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
	1 – Incomp/R 3 – Valid Zero	200		1 – Incomp/R 3 – Valid Zero	300		1 – Incomp/R			600

CONCLUSION

SURVEY PUBLICATIONS
				CODE
1. The results of this survey will be published in the summer of 2007. Would you like to receive a copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (Results will also be available on the internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	099
[Thank the respondent then review this questionnaire.]
ENDING TIME [MILITARY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				005 ___ ___ ___ ___
				OFFICE USE TIME IN HOURS
				006 . ___
Reported by: ______________________________________________	Telephone No.(_____) __________________________________

Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum	Eval	Date MM DD YY	R Unit	Duplication Adjustor	Optional
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 8-Known Zero	9901	1- Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Other	9902	2-Tel 3-Face-to -Face	9903	098	100	9910 __ __ __ __06	921	922	002
S/E Name
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