QID 113245 2015 Organic Survey

Organic Survey

2015 Organic Survey_V12 - Final Version

Organic Survey

OMB: 0535-0249

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2015 ORGANIC SURVEY


OMB No. 0535-0249

Approval Expires: 7/31/2017

Project Code: 968 QID: 113245

SMetaKey: 3635 Version 99





United States

Department of

Agriculture



VERSION 12

NATIONAL

AGRICULTURAL

STATISTICS

SERVICE











USDA/NASS

National Processing Center

USDA Ag Census; Bldg 60 B

1201 E 10th Street

Jeffersonville, IN 47132

Phone: 1-888-424-7828

Fax: 1-812-218-2232

E-mail: [email protected]







Office Use


Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.

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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 number is 0535-0249. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 40 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.

SECTION 1

OPERATION INFORMATION






















1. Did this operation have any Certified Organic production as determined by the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) standards in 2015?


111 1YES – Complete this Section 3NO - Go to Section 12 – Transitional Acreage on Page 11



2. What is the name of the certifying agency or organization? . . . . . . . . . .

=

119




3 In 2015, how many:


Acres

a. Organic acres did this operation own? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


150

b. Organic acres did this operation rent or lease from others? (Exclude land used on a per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +

+

152

c. Organic acres did this operation rent or lease to others? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –

_

115

4 [Calculate Items 3a + 3b – 3c.] Then the total organic acres operated in 2015 were: . . . . . =

=

154


5 Of the total (Item 4) organic acres operated in 2015, how many acres were:

  1. Organic cropland? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


xxx

  1. Organic pastureland? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxx

  1. Organic rangeland? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxx




SECTION 2

ORGANIC FIELD CROPS

  1. Did this operation grow any organic small grains, row crops, oilseeds, hay/forage or pulse crops in 2015?

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

2000 1YES – Complete this Section 3NO - Go to Section 3

  1. For those crops not printed in the following table, enter the crop name and code from the list below for any other field crop grown on this operation in 2015

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.

  • Report ‘Total Organic Production’ and ‘Total Quantity Sold’ in the measurement unit specified beside each crop in the list below.

  • When both dry hay and haylage were cut from the same acres, report for each type.

  • If two or more cuttings were made from the same acres, report acres harvested for that item only once but report total production from all cuttings.


Field Crops


Organic Acres

Harvested

Total Organic

Production

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold

Value of Sales of Organic Production



Code

Acres

Tenths


Tobacco (all types)

xxxx




lbs


lbs

$


Field Crops


Organic Acres

Total Organic

Production

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold

Value of Sales of Organic Production


Code

Harvested

Corn (for grain or seed)

2040



bu


bu

$

Winter Wheat (for grain or seed)

2360



bu


bu

$







$







$







$







$




If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.


Crops (units)

Code

Crops (units)

Code

Crops (units)

Code

Barley for grain or seed (bu)

2010

Rice, long grain (cwt)

2230

Dry Edible Bean Types


Buckwheat (bu)

2020

Rice, medium grain (cwt)

2240

Black (cwt)

2400

Canola, edible, (lbs)

2030

Rice, short grain (cwt)

2250

Blackeye (cwt)

2410

Corn, silage or greenchop (tons)

2050

Rice, wild (finished weight, cwt)

2260

Great Northern (cwt)

2420

Cotton, Upland (bales)

2060

Rye for grain or seed (bu)

2280

Kidney, Dark Red (cwt)

2430

Cotton, Pima (bales)

2070

Safflower (lbs)

2290

Kidney, Light Red (cwt)

2440

Flaxseed (bu)

2080

Sorghum for grain or seed, including milo (bu)

2300

Lima, all (cwt)

xxxx

Hay, Alfalfa & Alfalfa Mixtures for dry hay (tons)

2090

Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons)

2310

Navy (cwt)

2470

Hay, All other Dry, including small grain hay

(tons)

2100

Soybeans, for beans (bu)

2320

Pinto (cwt)

2490

Haylage or Greenchop from alfalfa & alfalfa

mixtures (tons)

xxxx

Sugarcane for sugar (tons)

2330

Dry beans not listed (cwt)

2510

Haylage, other silage or Greenchop (tons)

2110

Sunflower seed, oil (lbs)

2340

Dry Peas


Herbs, dried (lbs)

2120

Sunflower seed, non-oil (lbs)

2350

Smooth green peas (cwt)

2520

Hops (lbs)

2130



Yellow Dry Peas (cwt)

2530

Mint, Peppermint (lbs of oil)

2140

Wheat, Durum for grain or seed (bu)

2370

Austrian Winter Peas (cwt)

2540

Mint, Spearmint (lbs of oil)

2150

Wheat, other spring for grain or seed (bu)

2380

Lentils (cwt)

2550

Oats, grain or seed (bu))

2160

Field crops not listed, specify above (lbs)

2390

Dry peas not listed (cwt)

2560

Peanuts, all (lbs)

xxxx



Chickpeas (Garbanzo)


Popcorn (lbs shelled)

2210



Kabuli, all (cwt)

xxxx

Potatoes - Report in Section 6




Chickpeas not listed (cwt)

2600

Proso Millet (bu)

2220









SECTION 3

ORGANIC GRAPES

1. Did this operation grow any organic grapes in 2015?

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

5000 1YES – Complete this Section 3NO – Go to Section 4


Organic Crop

2. Total Organic Grapes

Acres

Tenths

  1. How many acres of bearing age organic grapes were harvested on this operation in 2015?

  • Please report acres to the tenth of an acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5020






Pounds

b. What were the total pounds of organic grape production on this operation in 2015?. . . . .

5021


c. Of these total pounds of organic grapes harvested in 2015, how many were sold for each utilization listed below?

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.


Grape Utilization

Code

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold

Value of Sales of Organic Production

(Pounds)

(Dollars)

a. Fresh (Table Use)

5040




$

b. Wine Production

5060




$

c. Juice Production

5080




$

d. Raisins

5100




$

e. Other Processing

Uses

5120




$







SECTION 4

ORGANIC APPLES

1. Did this operation grow any organic apples in 2015?

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.



4000 1YES – Complete this Section 3NO - Go to Section 5




2. Acreage and Production – For those organic apple varieties not printed in the following table, enter the variety name and code from the list below. If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.




Apple

Variety

Code

Organic Acres Harvested

Total Organic

Production

Unit

(Bins, Pounds, Boxes, etc)

Pounds

per Unit

if not reported in Pounds or Tons

Acres

Tenths

Fuji all

xxxx






Gala all

xxxx





























3. Quantity and Gross Value Sold – For each of the organic apple varieties reported in Item 2, enter the amount sold for fresh market and the amount sold for commercial processing.


  • Include production that was sold and will be sold.

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.


Apple

Variety

Code

FRESH MARKET

COMMERCIAL PROCESSING

(Include juiced, canned, dried, etc.

Exclude fresh packaged fruit.)

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold as FRESH

Unit

(Bins, Pounds, Boxes, etc)

Pounds

per Unit

if not reported in Pounds or Tons

Value of Sales of Organic Production for FRESH

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold as PROCESSING

Unit

(Bins, Pounds, Boxes, etc)

Pounds

per Unit

if not reported in Pounds or Tons

Value of Sales of Organic Production for PROCESSING

Fuji all

xxxx




$




$

Gala all

xxxx




$




$






$




$






$




$






$




$


If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.


Apple Varieties

Code

Apple Varieties

Code

Apple Varieties

Code

Braeburn, all

xxxx

Golden Delicious, all

xxxx

Red Delicious, all

xxxx

Cameo, all

xxxx

Granny Smith, all

xxxx

Rome, all

xxxx

Cripps Pink, all

xxxx

Honeycrisp, all

xxxx

Varieties not listed, specify

above, all

xxxx











SECTION 5

OTHER ORGANIC FRUITS, TREE NUTS AND BERRIES

1. Did this operation grow any other organic fruits, tree nuts, or berries in 2015?

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

6000 1YES - Complete this Section 3NO - Go to Section 6

2. For those crops not printed in the following table, enter the crop name and code from the list below for any other certified organic fruits, tree nuts and berries grown on this operation in 2015.

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.

  • Report organic Grapes in Section 3 and organic Apples in Section 4.

  • For two or more pickings of the same crop, report acres harvested for that item only once, but report total production from all pickings.



Fruits, Tree Nuts, and Berries

Code

Organic Acres Harvested

Total Organic Production

Unit

(Bins, Pounds, Boxes, etc)

Pounds

per Unit

if not reported in Pounds or Tons

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold

Value of Sales of Organic Production

Acres

Tenths

Blueberries, fresh

6310








$

Blueberries, processing

6320








$

Blueberries, wild

6330








$

Plums/Prunes

6150








$

Tangerines

6160








$









$









$









$









$


If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.


Fruits

Code

Tree Nuts

Code

Berries

Code

Apples, report in Section 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Almonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6200

Blackberries and Dewberries. . . . . . . . . . .

6300

Avocados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6010

Hazelnuts/Filberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6210

Cranberries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6340

Cherries, sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6020

Pecans, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6220

Raspberries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6350

Cherries, tart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6030

Pistachios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6230

Strawberries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6360

Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6040

Walnuts, English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6240

Berries not listed, specify above. . . . . . . . .

6370

Dates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6050

Nuts not listed, specify above . . . . .

6250



Figs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6070





Grapes, report in Section 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . .






Grapefruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6080





Lemons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6090





Oranges, navel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6100





Oranges, Valencia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6110





Oranges, all other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6120





Peaches, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6130





Pears, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6140





Fruits not listed, specify above . . . . . . . . . . .

6170




























SECTION 6

ORGANIC VEGETABLES GROWN IN THE OPEN

1. Did this operation grow any organic vegetables in the open in 2015?

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

3000 1YES - Complete this Section 3NO – Go to Section 7

2. For those organic crops not printed in the following table, enter the crop name, and code from the list below for any other organic vegetables grown on this operation in 2015.

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.

  • If more than one vegetable crop was harvested from the same acres, report acres for each crop.

  • For two or more pickings of the same crop, report acres harvested for that item only once but report total production from all pickings.



Vegetables

Code

Organic

Acres

Harvested

Total Organic

Production

Unit

(Bins, Pounds, Boxes, etc)

Pounds

per Unit

if not reported in Pounds or Tons

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold

Value of Sales of Organic Production

Acres

Tenths

Tomatoes, fresh

3310








$

Tomatoes, processing

3320








$

Carrots

3090








$









$









$









$









$









$









$


If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.



Vegetables

Code

Vegetables.

Code

Vegetables.

Code

Artichokes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3010

Herbs fresh cut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3130

Peppers, Bell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3240

Beans, Snap (fresh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3020

Honeydew Melons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3140

Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3250

Beans, Snap (processing). . . . . . . . . . . .

3030

Lettuce, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3150

Spinach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3260

Broccoli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3040

Onion, green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

Squash, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3270

Cabbage, green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3060

Onions, fresh, red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3170

Sweet Corn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3280

Cabbage, red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3070

Onions, fresh, white. . . . . . . . . . . . .

3180

Sweet Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3290

Cabbage, other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3050

Onions, fresh, yellow. . . . . . . . . . . . .

3190

Watermelons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3330

Cantaloupes and Muskmelons. . . . . . . . .

3080

Onions, processing, red. . . . . . . . . .

3200

Vegetable Seeds, report in Section 8 . . . . . . .


Cauliflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3100

Onions, processing, white. . . . . . . . .

3210

Vegetables not listed specify above . . . . . . . .

3340

Celery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3110

Onions, processing, yellow. . . . . . . .

3220



Garlic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3120

Peas, Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3230













SECTION 7

ORGANIC VEGETABLES GROWN UNDER PROTECTION

1. Did this operation grow any organic vegetables under protection in 2015?

  • Include vegetable crops grown under glass, rigid plastic, and plastic film, including “tunnel”; protection and hoop houses.

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

3900 1YES - Complete this Section 3NO – Go to Section 8

2. For those certified organic crops not printed in the following table, enter the crop name, and code from the list below for any other certified organic vegetables grown on this operation in 2015.

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.

  • If more than one vegetable crop was harvested from the same areas, report areas for each crop.

  • For two or more pickings of the same crop, report acres harvested for that item only once but report total production from all pickings.



Vegetables

Code

Organic Area Harvested



Pounds

per Unit

if not reported in Pounds or Tons

QUANTITY of Organic Production Sold

Value of Sales of Organic Production

Square Feet Under Glass or Other Protection

Total Organic

Production

Unit

(Bins, Pounds, Boxes, etc)








$








$








$








$








$








$








$








$








$


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Vegetables

Code

Vegetables

Code

Vegetables

Code

Artichokes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3520

Herbs fresh cut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3630

Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3750

Beans, Snap, all. . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

Honeydew Melons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3640

Spinach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3760



Lettuce, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3650

Squash, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3770

Broccoli. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3550

Onion, green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

Sweet Corn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3780

Cabbage, green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3570

Onions, red, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

Sweet Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3790

Cabbage, red. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3580

Onions, yellow, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

Tomatoes, all

xxxx

Cabbage, other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3560

Onions, white, all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

Watermelons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3800

Cantaloupes and Muskmelons . . . . .

3590

Peas, Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3730

Vegetable Seeds, report in Section 8.


Carrots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3510

Peppers, Bell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3740

Vegetables not listed specify above . .

3810

Cauliflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3600





Celery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3610





Garlic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3620









SECTION 8

ORGANIC FLORICULTURE CROPS, NURSERY CROPS, MUSHROOMS, CHRISTMAS TREES, AND

MAPLE SYRUP

1. Did this operation grow any organic floriculture crops, nursery crops, cut Christmas trees, mushrooms, or harvest organic maple syrup in 2015?

  • Include Landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

  • Exclude wild gathered crops.

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.

400 1YES - Complete this section

3NO – Go to Section 9



Square Feet Under Glass or Other Protection

Acres in the Open

Value of Sales

Crops Grown

Code

Acres

Tenths

(Dollars)

a. Floriculture and bedding crops

401




$ __________________.00

b. Nursery crops, including aquatic plants

404




$ __________________.00

c. Propagative materials sold

407




$ __________________.00

d. Mushrooms

410




$ __________________.00

Crop

Code

Acres in Production

Number of Trees Cut

Value of Sales

(Dollars)

e. Cut Christmas trees

451



$ __________________.00

Crop

Code

Number of Taps

Gallons of Syrup Produced

Value of Sales

(Dollars)

f. Maple syrup

491



$ __________________.00


Floriculture and Bedding Crops

Code

Nursery Crops and Aquatic Plants

Code

Propagative Materials Sold

Code

Include Bedding and garden plants, annuals, herbaceous perennials, vegetable plants, cut flowers, cut florist greens, foliage plants, potted flowering plants, and other floriculture and bedding plants

401

Include Nursery stock – ornamentals, shrubs, shade trees, flowering trees, evergreens, live Christmas trees, fruit and nut trees, and plants, vines, palms, ornamental grasses, bareroot herbaceous perennials, aquatic plants

404

Include Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, cuttings, seedlings, liners, plugs, flower seeds, tobacco plants sold for transplant to farm fields, vegetable seeds, and vegetable transplants to farm fields

407



SECTION 9

GMO/GE PRESENCE IN ORGANIC CROPS


























  1. Have you experienced economic losses that you can document due to the unintended presence of GMO/GE material in an organic crop you have produced for sale? (Exclude expenses for preventative measures and testing of your crop.)

7000 1YES – Complete this section 3NO - Go to Section 10

  1. Please list the three most recent occurrences of a loss including: the year, the organic crop, quantity affected by GMO/GE material, unit of measure, and the economic loss (dollars per unit reported).

Year

(YYYY)

Organic Crop

Quantity

Unit

(Pounds, Bushels, Cwt., etc.)

Loss

(Dollars per Unit Reported)

Example: 2014

Corn

1,000

bushels

$3.00

7010

7011

7012


7013

7020

7021

7022


7023

7030

7031

7032


7033





















SECTION 10

ORGANIC LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

1. Did this operation have or produce any organic livestock, poultry, or livestock products in 2015?

  • Include landlord’s share and contractor’s share.

  • Report the production and value of sales of any commodity in this section even if the commodity was transformed to a value-added product.  Report the quantity sold and sales of the value-added product in Section 11, Item 4.

8000 1YES – Complete this section 3NO - Go to Section 11

Livestock, Poultry and Livestock Products

PEAK 2015

Organic Inventory

Dec. 31, 2015

Organic Inventory

QUANTITY of Organic Sold or Moved

Value of Sales of Organic Production

a. Milk Cows and Milking Heifers that have Calved

(Dry and Milking)

8020

8021

8022

8024

$

b. Milk (pounds)



8030

8032

$

c. Beef Cows and Beef Heifers that have Calved

8060

8061

8062

8064

$

d. Other Cattle (Include heifers that have not calved, steers, calves, and bulls)

8040

8041

8042

8044

$

e. Hogs and Pigs

8050

8051

8052

8054

$

f. Sheep and Lambs

8330

8331

8332

8334

$

g. Goats and Kids

8300

8301

8302

8304

$

h. Goat Milk (pounds)



8310

8312

$

j. Other Livestock, Specify:

8406

8400

8401

8402

8404

$

k. Other Livestock Products, Specify:

8414



8410

8412

$

l. Chickens, Layers

8210

8211

8212

8214

$

m. Eggs, (Dozen)



8220

8222

$

n. Chickens, Broilers

8200

8201

8202

8204

$

o. Turkeys

8230

8231

8232

8334

$

p. Other Poultry

Specify:

8246

8240

8241

8242

8244

$



2. Did this operation produce any organic livestock under a production contract arrangement in 2015?


  • A production contract is a verbal or written agreement setting terms, conditions, and fees paid by the contractor to the operation for the production of livestock or poultry. The contractor owns the livestock or poultry and often provides inputs.


xxx 1YES – What is the name of the contractor?


xxx (________________________________________________________________) – Go to Section 11


3NO – Go to Section 11






SECTION 11

MARKETING PRACTICES FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS



1. Of the total 2015 gross sales of ALL organic products (including any value-added/processed organic products), what percent was marketed through:

Marketing Practices

Percent of Total 2015 Gross Organic Sales

a. Consumer Direct Sales (Include farm stands, U-picks, farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture shares (CSAs), mail orders, buying clubs, and the Internet.)

9100

%

b. Direct-to-Retail/Institutions (Include individual grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, and institutions such as hospitals and schools, colleges and universities.)

9101

%

c. Wholesale Markets (Include grocery store distribution centers, processors, mills, packers, distributors, wholesalers, brokers, sales to other operations, and grower cooperatives.)

9102

%

TOTAL (Sum of Items 1a + 1b + 1c)

100%



  1. In 2015, did this operation market any products from community supported agriculture shares (CSA)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

865 1 Yes 3 No


  1. Approximately what percent of this operation’s organic products first point of sales were sold:

Percent

a. Locally (within 100 miles)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

841

%

b. Regionally (more than 100 miles but less than 500 miles)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

842

%

c. Nationally (500 miles or more)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

843

%

d. Internationally?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

844

%

TOTAL (Sum of Items 3a + 3b + 3c + 3d)

100%


4. In 2015, did this operation produce and market any Value-Added products from its own organic agricultural production


  • Value-added is any activity or service occurring after agricultural production, transportation, or storage that added value.

  • Include only those products where the initial agricultural commodity was produced on this operation.

  • Include as value added, activities which change the physical form of the product such as slicing of vegetables, butchering and pack­ing of livestock or poultry, curing of meats, processed, canned, or preserved products such as jam, jelly, wine, juice, cider, and cheese, milling and grinding grains, flowers cut and sold as arrangements, or bundled corn stalks.

  • Exclude normal processes which must occur prior to storage, such as the drying of grain, removing foreign material, or cooling milk and processes which are typical for the marketing of the commod­ity such as measuring, labeling, weighing, bagging, or sorting of crops, livestock, or livestock products.

  • Exclude products bought for resale without additional growing, such as plugs and started plants.

  • Exclude non-agricultural items such as planters, baskets, and clothing items not made from commodities grown on this operation.

9503 1YES - Continue 3NO - Go to Section 12

a. Please report the product, quantity, unit, and sales of the value-added product:

Value-Added Product

Quantity Sold

Unit

(lbs, bushels, cwt, etc.)

Gross Organic

Value-Added Sales

9201 Specify:

9201

9202

9203

$ ___________________.00

9210 Specify:

9204

9205

9206

$ ___________________.00

9211 Specify:

9207

9208

9209

$ ___________________.00





SECTION 12

TRANSITIONAL ACREAGE



1. In 2015, did this operation operate any transitional acres?


  • Transitional acres is land on which organic farming practices under the USDA NOP standards are being followed, but does not yet qualify to be designated as organic.

9600 1YES – Complete this section 3NO - Go to Section 13



2. In 2015, how many:


Acres

a. Transitional acres did this operation own? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


9606

b. Transitional acres did this operation rent or lease from others? (Exclude land used on a per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +

+

9607

c. Transitional acres did this operation rent or lease to others? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –

_

9601

3. [Calculate Items 2a + 2b – 2c.] Then the total transitional acres operated in 2015 were: . . =

=

9608



4. Of the total (Item 3) transitional acres operated in 2015, how many acres were:

  1. Transitional cropland? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


9620

  1. Transitional pastureland? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx

  1. Transitional rangeland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxx



Percent

5. In general, what percent of production from transitional acres were sold and delivered under a marketing contract agreement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9603


  • A marketing contract is a verbal or written agreement reached before harvest of a crop or before

completion of a livestock production stage setting a price or pricing formula and market for the commodity.



SECTION 13.

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS




Years

1. What year did this person (name on label) begin to operate ANY farm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


xxxx

2. How many years has any portion of this operation been certified organic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

+

908

3. Over the next 5 years, does this operation plan to: (check one)

909

1 □ Increase organic agricultural production?

2 □ Maintain current levels of organic agricultural production?

3 □ Decrease organic agricultural production?

4 □ Discontinue organic agricultural production?

5 □ Discontinue all agricultural production?

6 □ Don’t know






SECTION 14

OTHER CLASSIFICATION


INSTRUCTIONS: Complete this section ONLY if you had NO organic production in 2015.




  1. Was this operation certified organic under the USDA NOP standards, but had no production in 2015?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

XXX 1 Yes 3 No


  1. In 2015, was this operation exempt from organic certification (sales below $5,000)? . . . . . . . . . . .

xxx 1 Yes 3 No


  1. Was this operation certified organic under the USDA NOP standards at any time prior to 2015? .

XXX 1 Yes 3 No


  1. Was this operation certified as a handler or processor of certified organic products in 2015? . . . .

xxx 1 Yes 3 No


  1. Was this operation only for collection of wild products in 2015? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxx 1 Yes 3 No




SECTION 15

CONCLUSION



Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results/

Would you rather have a brief summary sent to you at a later date? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9990 1Yes 3No









9912

Respondent Name:

9911

Phone:

9910 MM DD YY

Date: __ __ __ __ __ __







Thank you for your response.




Office Use

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

R. Unit

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp

2-R

3-Inac

4-Office Hold

5-R – Est

6-Inac – Est

7-Off Hold – Est

8-Known Zero

9901

1-Op/Mgr

2-Sp

3-Acct/Bkpr

4-Partner

9-Oth

9902

1-Mail

2-Tel

3-Face-to-Face

4-CATI

5-Web

6-e-mail

7-Fax

8-CAPI

19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9921

9985

9989


__ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __


Optional Use

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name







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