Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
PHASE II
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION PRACTICES REPORT
RESPONDENT BOOKLET
2015

National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Dear Producer,
Every year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS) conducts the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The survey
gathers information on production practices for different commodities each year. In 2015,
ARMS focuses on U.S. soybean, wheat, cotton, and oat production practices.
The interviewer will ask you to report your nutrient or fertilizer use and your pest
management practices. The results of this survey will help agricultural leaders and
decision-makers better understand how producers cope with risk, adapt to policy changes,
and make decisions about chemical use, new technologies and many other aspects of
farming.
Your participation is important. By responding to this survey not only can you help ensure
that decisions impacting the production practices and well-being of farms are based on
accurate, timely information, you also represent and give voice to thousands of farmers like
you across the nation.
As with all our surveys, NASS safeguards the privacy of all respondents, ensuring that no
individual respondent or operation can be identified. Be assured that your responses to
ARMS will be kept confidential, as required by federal law.
Thank you in advance for investing in the future of U.S. agriculture. You are helping to
ensure that decisions affecting you, your family, your business and your community are
based on the facts.
Sincerely,

Mark Harris
Chair, Agricultural Statistics Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Enclosures

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0218. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to average 35 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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Section C, Item 4, Column 6
and Section D, Item 1, Column 9

APPLICATION CODES
1 Broadcast, ground without incorporation
2 Broadcast, ground with incorporation
3 Broadcast, by aircraft
4 In seed furrow
5 In irrigation water
6 Chisel/Injected or knifed in
7 Banded in or over row
8 Foliar or directed spray
9 Spot treatments (Section D only)

-3Section C, item 4, Column 2

Common Fertilizers and Their Percent Analysis

[Enumerator Note: If Respondent cannot report the formulation for Section C, item 4, use the formulations below.]
Percent Active Ingredients
Name
Ammonia

Form

N

P2O5

K2O

S

D/L

80

---

---

---

Ammoniated superphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

12-17

22-35

---

---

Ammonium metaphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

12

51

---

---

Ammonium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

32-34

---

---

---

Ammonium phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

11-18

46-48

---

---

Ammonium phosphate nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

27-30

10-15

---

---

Ammonium phosphate sulfate (APS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

13-16

20

---

15

Ammonium polyphosphate (APP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

10-11

34-37

---

---

Ammonium polysulfide (Ammonium Sulfate). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

20-21

---

---

24

Ammonium sulfate nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

20-30

---

---

5

Ammonium thiosulfate solution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

12

---

---

26

Anhydrous ammonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L/G

82

---

---

---

Aqua ammonia (Ammonium Hydroxide). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

16-25

---

---

---

Bone meal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

0-2

10-20

---

---

Calcium ammonium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15-16

---

---

---

Diammonium phosphate sulfur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15-16

39-41

---

---

Diammonium phosphate (DAP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

16-21

46-53

---

---

Elemental sulfur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

---

52-100

Greensand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

1

6

---

Magnesium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

---

13

Monoammonium phosphate (MAP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

11-13

48-62

---

---

D/L

40

---

---

---

Nitrogen solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

7-58

---

---

---

Nitric phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

12-17

22-35

---

---

Phosphate rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

2-35

---

---

Phosphoric acid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

2-76

---

---

Potassium carbonate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

34-48

---

Potassium chloride (Muriate of potash). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

60-62

---

Potassium magnesium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

22

23

Potassium metaphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

55-57

37-38

---

Potassium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

13

---

44

---

Potassium orthophosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

30-60

30-50

---

Potassium polyphosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

40-60

22-48

---

Potassium sodium nitrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15

---

14-15

---

Potassium solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

---

13-15

---

Potassium sulfate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

---

50-53

16

Sodium nitrate (Nitrate of Soda). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

15-16

---

---

---

Sulfuric acid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

---

---

---

20-26

Super phosphate (22% & under). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

16-22

---

11

Super phosphate (over 22%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

23-39

---

11

Triple super phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

---

40-54

---

11

Urea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

45-46

---

---

---

Urea, sulfure coated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

36-38

---

---

13-16

Urea ammonium phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

25-58

28-35

---

---

Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L

28-32

---

---

---

Urea phosphate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D

17

44

---

---

Natralene

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Section D, Item 1
CHEMICALS and PESTICIDES for Soybeans
Class Definitions:
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Dessicant; MG = Growth Regulator;
MS = Soil Fumigant
Common Material Form Terms and Corresponding D/L Classification:
Dry:
D = Dust, DF = Dry Flowable, DG = Water-Dispersible Granules, G or GR = Granular, M or ME = Microencapsalted,
P = Pellets, SP = Soluble Powder, W or WP = Wettable Powder, WDG or WG = Water-Dispersible Granules,
WSP = Water-Soluble Packet
Liquid: AS = Aqueous Suspension, E or EC = Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES = Emulsifiable Solution, F or L = Flowable,
L = Liquid, LV = Low Volatility, S = Solution, SC = Soluble Concentrate, SL = Slurry
Form Class

Code

Product Name

EPA #

D/L

Class

Code

Product Name

EPA #

L

H

40479

2,4-D AMINE 4

42750-19

L

F

70539

DOMARK 230 ME FUNGICIDE

80289-7

L

H

40752

2,4-D AMINE 6

42750-21

L

H

40746

DUAL II MAGNUM HERBICIDE

100-818

L

H

40834

2,4-D AMINE WEED KILLER

1386-43

L

H

40745

DUAL MAGNUM HERBICIDE

100-816

L

H

40657

2,4-D LV4

1381-102

L

I

11460

DUPONT ASANA XL INSECTICIDE

L

H

40580

2,4-D LV6

1381-101

L

H

40470

DUPONT ASSURE II HERBICIDE

352-541

L

F

70709

ABOUND FLOWABLE FUNGICIDE

100-1098

D

H

40503

DUPONT CANOPY EX HERBICIDE

352-635

D

I

10604

ACEPHATE 75SP

66330-354

D

H

40265

DUPONT CANOPY HERBICIDE

352-444

L

H

40529

AFG PLUS

34704-890

D

H

40698

DUPONT CANOPY XL HERBICIDE

352-589

L

H

40961

ALBAUGH DICAMBA DMA SALT

42750-40

D

H

40274

DUPONT CLASSIC HERBICIDE

352-436

L

I

10968

AMMO 2.5 EC INSECTICIDE

279-3027

D

H

41233

DUPONT ENLITE HERBICIDE

352-757

D

H

40771

AUTHORITY 75 DF HERBICIDE

279-3148

D

H

41200

DUPONT ENVIVE HERBICIDE

352-756

40693

AUTHORITY BROADLEAF
HERBICIDE

279-3179

D

H

40248

DUPONT HARMONY EXTRA XP
HERBICIDE

352-611

279-3330

D

H

41228

DUPONT LEADOFF HERBICIDE

352-853

40606

DUPONT SYNCHRONCY STS
HERBICIDE

352-599
352-648

D

H

L

H

41219

AUTHORITY IMI (F7119 4 SC)
HERBICIDE

L

H

40632

BARRAGE HF

L

I

10336

BAYTHROID 2 EMULSIFIABLE
PYRETHROID INSECTICIDE

L

I

11155

BELT SC INSECTICIDE

L

H

40870

BOUNDARY HERBICIDE

L

H

40458

BOUNDARY(R) 6.5EC HERBICIDE

11123

BRIGADE 2EC
INSECTICIDE/MITICIDE

40951

BUCCANEER GLYPHOSATE
HERBICIDE

L
L

I
H

5905-529

D

H

59639-209

264-745

D

H

40466

DUPONT SYNCHRONY XP
HERBICIDE

264-1025

L

I

11274

ENDIGO ZC

100-958

L

H

40832

EXTREME HERBICIDE

241-405

100-1162

D

H

41214

F9016 DF HERBICIDE

279-3413

279-3313

D

H

40983

FIRSTRATE

62719-275

55467-10

L

H

40633

FLEXSTAR

100-1101
100-1385

100-1276

L

H

40648

BUCCANEER PLUS GLYPHOSATE
HERBICIDE

55467-9

L

H

41239

FLEXSTAR GT 3.5 HERBICIDE

L

H

41129

CADET HERBICIDE

279-3338

L

H

40596

FUSILADE DX HERBICIDE

100-1070

L

I

10601

CHLORPYRIFOS 4E AG

66222-19

L

H

40537

FUSION HERBICIDE

100-1059

L

H

40946

CLEAROUT 41 PLUS

42750-176

D

H

41202

GAUNTLET 70 DF HERBICIDE

279-3246

L

H

40256

CLETHODIM 2E

42750-72

L

H

41063

GF-1279

62719-517

L

I

11241

COBALT

62719-575

L

H

41136

GF-1280

62719-556

L

H

40276

COBRA HERBICIDE

59639-34

L

H

40675

GLYFOS X-TRA

L

H

40941

CORNERSTONE

1381-191

L

H

40910

GLYPHOMAX

62719-323

L

H

40520

CORNERSTONE PLUS

1381-192

L

H

40950

GLYPHOSATE

34704-866

L

I

10038

DIMETHOATE 2.67 EC

34704-489

L

H

41023

GLYPHOSATE 41%

42750-60

L

I

50200

DIMETHOATE 400

34704-207

L

H

41053

GLYPHOSATE 41% PLUS

42750-61

L

I

10745

DIMILIN 2L

400-461

L

H

40506

GRAMOXONE INTEON

100-1217

L

F

70549

HEADLINE FUNGICIDE

7969-186

L

I

11228

HERO INSECTICIDE

279-3315

4787-23

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Class Definitions:
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Dessicant; MG = Growth Regulator;
MS = Soil Fumigant
Common Material Form Terms and Corresponding D/L Classification:
Dry:
D = Dust, DF = Dry Flowable, DG = Water-Dispersible Granules, G or GR = Granular, M or ME = Microencapsalted,
P = Pellets, SP = Soluble Powder, W or WP = Wettable Powder, WDG or WG = Water-Dispersible Granules,
WSP = Water-Soluble Packet
Liquid: AS = Aqueous Suspension, E or EC = Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES = Emulsifiable Solution, F or L = Flowable,
L = Liquid, LV = Low Volatility, S = Solution, SC = Soluble Concentrate, SL = Slurry
Form

L
L

Class

H
H

Code

Product Name

EPA #

Form

Class

Code

41114

INTENSITY ONE POST
EMERGENCE GRASS HERBICIDE

34704-976

L

H

40372

SALVO

41026

INTENSITY POST-EMERGENCE
GRASS HERBICIDE

34704-864

D

H

40423

SCEPTER 70 DG HERBICIDE

241-306

62719-442

L

H

40373

SCEPTER HERBICIDE

241-289

100-998

L

H

41173

SECTION 2EC HERBICIDE

1381-204

100-1097

L

H

41041

SELECT 2EC HERBICIDE

59639-3
264-738

L

I

10876

INTREPID 2F AGRICULTURAL
INSECTICIDE

L

I

10351

KARATE 1EC

L

I

10739

KARATE INSECTICIDE WITH
ZEON TECHNOLOGY

L

I

11284

LEVERAGE 360 INSECTICIDE

L

H

41161

LIBERTY 280 SL HERBICIDE

Product Name

EPA #

34704-609

264-1104

D

H

40209

SENCOR DF 75% DRY FLOWABLE
HERBICIDE

264-829

L

H

41025

SEQUENCE HERBICIDE

100-1185
7969-278

264-660

L

H

41135

SHARPEN POWERED BY KIXOR
HERBICIDE

62719-220

L

I

11124

SNIPER

MANA ARROW 2EC HERBICIDE

66222-60

L

F

70473

STRATEGO FUNGICIDE

40700

MATADOR HERBICIDE

279-3183

L

H

41120

TAPOUT

H

41113

MON 63410 HERBICIDE

524-591

L

H

40507

TARGA HERBICIDE

L

H

41042

MON 78270 HERBICIDE

524-537

L

H

41225

TOMAHAWK 5

33270-15

L

H

40975

NUFARM CREDIT HERBICIDE

71368-20

L

I

10978

TOMBSTONE

34704-912

41246

OPTILL POWERED BY KIXOR
HERBICIDE

7969-280

L

H

40918

TOUCHDOWN HERBICIDE

100-1117

7969-332

L

H

40534

TOUCHDOWN HITECH
HERBICIDE

100-1182

59639-86

L

H

40238

TOUCHDOWN TOTAL

100-1169

L

H

40729

LIBERTY HERBICIDE

L

I

10983

LORSBAN-4E

L

H

41021

L

H

L

D

H

34704-858
264-779
5905-578
33906-9

D

H

41208

OPTILL PRO POWERED BY
KIXOR HERBICIDE

D

I

10632

ORTHENE 90 WSP

D

I

10652

ORTHENE 90S

5481-8974

L

H

41047

TREFLAN 4L HERBICIDE

L

H

40932

OUTLOOK HERBICIDE

7969-156

L

H

40550

TRIFLURALIN 4 E.C.

5905-519

L

H

41151

PREFIX HERBICIDE

100-1268

L

I

11159

TUNDRA EC

1381-196

L

H

40655

PROWL 3.3 EC HERBICIDE

241-337

L

H

40913

ULTRABLAZER HERBICIDE

70506-60

L

H

41010

PROWL H2O HERBICIDE

241-418

L

H

40377

UNICO 2,4-D LO-V ESTER WEED
KILLER

L

H

40363

PURSUIT HERBICIDE

241-310

D

H

41203

V-10089 WDG (HERBICIDE)

59639-117

D

H

40733

PYTHON WDG

62719-277

L

H

40005

V-10137 1 EC (HERBICIDE)

59639-132

L

F

70525

QUILT FUNGICIDE

100-1178

D

H

40014

VALOR HERBICIDE

59639-99

L

MG

90567

RADIATE

34704-909

D

H

40940

VALOR WP HERBICIDE

59639-98

L

H

40987

RAPTOR HERBICIDE

41137

VERDICT POWERED BY KIXOR
HERBICIDE

7969-279

L

H

40365

REFLEX HERBICIDE

11167

WARRIOR II WITH ZEON
TECHNOLOGY

100-1295

L

H

40628

RESOURCE HERBICIDE

59639-82

L

H

40406

WEEDONE LV4 SOLVENTLESS
BROADLEAF HERBICIDE

71368-14

L

H

40390

RIVERDALE 2,4-D L.V. 4 ESTER

228-139

L

I

10903

Z-CYPE 0.8 EC INSECTICIDE

279-3249

L

H

41007

ROUNDUP ORIGINAL 2K
HERBICIDE

524-539

L

H

40509

ROUNDUP POWER MAX
HERBICIDE

524-549

L

H

41159

ROUNDUP ULTRA HERBICIDE

524-475

241-379
100-993

L
L

H
I

34704-853

1386-60

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Class Definitions:
F = Fungicide; H = Herbicide; I = Insecticide; M = Misc. Other; MD = Defoliant/Dessicant; MG = Growth Regulator;
MS = Soil Fumigant
Common Material Form Terms and Corresponding D/L Classification:
Dry:
D = Dust, DF = Dry Flowable, DG = Water-Dispersible Granules, G or GR = Granular, M or ME = Microencapsalted,
P = Pellets, SP = Soluble Powder, W or WP = Wettable Powder, WDG or WG = Water-Dispersible Granules,
WSP = Water-Soluble Packet
Liquid: AS = Aqueous Suspension, E or EC = Emulsifiable Concentrate, ES = Emulsifiable Solution, F or L = Flowable,
L = Liquid, LV = Low Volatility, S = Solution, SC = Soluble Concentrate, SL = Slurry
Form Class Code

Product Name

EPA #

Form Class Code

Product Name

EPA #

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Conversion Factors for Liquid and Dry Products
Liquid Products

Dry Products

1 Gallon = 4 Quarts

1 Pound = 16 Dry Ounces

1 Quart = 2 Pints

1 Ounce = 28.3 Grams

1 Pint = 16 Fluid Ounces

1 Pound = 453 Grams

2 Cups = 1 Pint