QID 2005 Fruit Chemical Use Survey

	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE	2005				Form Approved OMB Number 0535-0218 Approval Expires 8/31/2007 Project code 141 California Enterprise
		FRUIT
		CHEMICAL USE SURVEY
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rm. 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-2000 Toll Free: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 E-mail: [email protected]
		VERSION	ID	SUBTRACT	T-TYPE		TABLE	LINE
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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 Fruit 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 farm records during the interview.

BEGINNING TIME [MILITARY]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		004 __ __ __ __
	Name____________________________________________
	Address__________________________________________
	Phone(_____)____________________________________
	[Check if name and address are verified.]
[Read or show label to respondent to verify the name(s) and spelling. Make corrections or additions on label

1. During 2005, were any crops (including new plantings) livestock or poultry on the total acres operated?. . . . . . . . . . . . .	YES – [Go to item 5, page 2.]		NO-[Continue.]
2. During 2005, did this operation sell any agricultural products or receive government agricultural payments?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	YES - [Go to item 5, page 2.]		NO-[Continue.]
3. During 2005, were any crops stored on the total acres operated? (Exclude crops produced by a tenant if [target] operator is landlord only.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	YES - [Go to item 5, page 2.]	NO-[Continue.]
4. During 2005, did this operation have any fruit acres which were operated by a management firm?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	YES - [Go to item 5, page 2.]			NO-[Go to page 3.]

SCREENING

5. Did this operation have any acres of target fruit(s) during the 2005 crop year (refer to list on bottom of FRUIT ACREAGE Section B, page 6)?
YES - [Continue.]
NO – [Write notes explaining situation and conclude interview.]
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6. Are the day-to-day decisions for this (name on label) operation made by--- [Check one.]
one individual? [Go to Section A.]
a hired manager? [Go to Section A.]
partners? [Continue.]
		NUMBER
7. 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.). . . . . . . . . . . .

8. [Complete partner boxes below if the respondent is in partnership.]
Please identify the other person(s) in this partnership, then go to Section A. [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

ENUMERATOR NOTE: Complete this section only if items 1 through 4 on the face page are “NO”.
1. Is anyone else now operating the land you [operation on face page] formerly operated?
NO - [Complete Conclusion on back page.]
					CODE
YES – [Enter code 1, complete name and address information below for new operator and read enumerator note.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					023
_________________________________________________			Name_______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________			Address____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________			Phone (____)________________________________________________
_________________________________________________			POID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	024
[ENUMERATOR NOTE:	If the operation on face page was in business any part of the 2005 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 2005 crop year, conclude the interview.]

CALIFORNIA SCREENING

COUNTY

NUMBER

1. What ID does this operation use for reporting pesticide applications on the target crop bearing acres to the County Agricultural Commissioners?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

C 8

2. Is this ID used to report pesticide applications for any other operations?

CODE

YES - [Enter code 1 and continue.]

NO - [Go to item 3.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

012

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 crop bearing acres to the County Agricultural Commissioners?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CODE

YES - [Enter code 1 and continue.]

NO - [Go to item 4.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

013

COUNTY

NUMBER

C 9

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

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

YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to item 4.]

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

Name____________________________________________________

Name_______________________________________________________

Reporting ID_____________________________________________

Reporting ID_________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________

Phone(______)____________________________________________

Phone(______)_______________________________________________

4. Do you employ a fruit management company to care for any of the targeted fruit crops

CODE

YES - [Enter code 1 and continue.]

NO - [Go to Section A.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

014

a. What fruit management company do you employ?

Name____________________________________________________

Name_______________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________

Phone(______)____________________________________________

Phone(______)_______________________________________________

A

LAND OPERATED

A

2005 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 bearing and non-bearing fruit, grapes, and nut crops, hay land, summer fallow, idle cropland, cropland pasture, and cropland in government programs.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	802	.____
4. Of the total [item 2] acres operated, how many acres are in fruit, grapes, or nuts? (Include bearing and non-bearing acreage of both target and non-target fruit, grapes and nut crops in trees, vineyards and bushes.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =	803 . ____

B

FRUIT ACREAGE

B

1. What target fruit crops were on these TOTAL [Section A, item 2] acres during the 2005 crop year?											T-TYPE 1				TABLE 001
(Exclude new plantings and other plantings which are not yet bearing.)											OFFICE USE LINES IN TABLE
											LINE 99				199
	1		2			3		6		7				8
L I N E	CROP		CROP CODE			How many bearing acres of [crop] did this operation have?		Were any herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. applied to this crop?		On what date did you Complete harvest of your 2004 crop year [crop]?				On what date did you Complete harvest of your 2005 crop year [crop]?
						ACRES		[YES = 1]		MM DD YY				MM DD YY
01			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
02			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
03			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
04			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
05			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
06			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
07			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
08			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
09			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
10			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
11			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
12			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
13			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
14			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
15			101			102 . ___		109		110				111
CALIFORNIA - -CROP CODES
53		APPLES			GRAPES		64		KIWI			69	PEARS
54 55		APRICOTS AVOCADOS		8063	RAISIN TYPE VARIEITES (include all uses for Thompson Seedless variety)		76 66		LEMONS NECTARINES			71 73	PLUMS PRUNES
155		CHERRIES, SWEET					67		OLIVES			81	TANGERINES
61		DATES		2063	TABLE TYPE VARIETIES		1079		NAVEL ORANGES
62		FIGS		4063	WINE TYPE VARIETIES		2079		VALENCIA ORANGES
75		GRAPEFRUIT					68		PEACHES

B

FRUIT ACREAGE

B

L I N E	CAL – EPA SITE LOCATION NUMBER (If Required)
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05
06
07
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09
10
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INCLUDES AND EXCLUDES
INCLUDE:						EXCLUDE
TARGET CROPS ONLY.						ALL CROPS GROWN IN ANOTHER STATE
All commercial acreage equal to or greater than one tenth of a bearing acre.						Non-commercial orchard and vineyard acreage.
All bearing acreage for processing or fresh market.						All TARGET CROPS grown by institutional, experimental, research and university farms.
All bearing acreage for roadside stands, farmer’s markets or U-pick sales.						Abandoned orchards and vineyards.
Bearing acreage not harvested due to weather, economic or other reasons.						New plantings and other plantings which are not yet bearing.

NOTES and CALCULATIONS:

E

PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

E

Now I have some questions about pest management practices you may have used on any of the total fruit, grape, and nut acres on this operation (Include bearing and non-bearing acreage of both target and non-target fruit, grape and nut crops grown.) By pests, we mean insects, weeds, and diseases.				T-TYPE			TABLE				LINE
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1. [Enumerator Action: Were PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS reported in Section B, column 6?]
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 2005, how were your fruit acres primarily scouted for insects, weeds, diseases and/or beneficial organisms--	1 By deliberately going to the fruit 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 fruit 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 fruit acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						YES = 1			609
7. Was scouting for pests done on these fruit acres due to---										CODE
a. a pest advisory warning?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						YES = 1			610
b. a pest development model?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .						YES = 1			611

E

PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

E

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
8. Were your fruit acres scouted for ---	YES = 1	CODE
a. weeds?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	612	614
b. insects and mites?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	615	617
c. disease?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	618	620
				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 (including drops, rotting fruit and/or debris) removed to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	627
14. Were ground covers, mulches, or other physical barriers maintained to manage pest problems?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	629
15. Were any beneficial organisms (insects, nematodes, fungi) applied or released to manage pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	636
16. Were floral lures, attractants, repellants, pheromone traps or other biological pest controls used on any fruit acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	637
17. Were any fruit acres cultivated for weed control during the growing season?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	640
18. Were field edges, lanes, ditches, roadways or fence lines chopped, mowed, plowed, or burned to manage pests on any fruit acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	642
19. Were equipment and implements cleaned after completing field work to reduce the spread of pests?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	643
20. Were any fruit acres irrigated for the 2005 crops?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			YES = 1	644
[If item 20 = 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

	OFFICE USE			COMPLETION CODE for PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
	3 – Valid Zero	300		1 Incomp/R	500

NOTES and CALCULATIONS:

CONCLUSION

SURVEY PUBLICATIONS
			CODE
1. The results of this survey will be published in the summer of 2006. 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
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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	007 __ __ __ __05	921	922	002
S/E Name

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